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20mm Anti personnell round

Tony Williams said:
Hello Ramon,

I have a couple of fired 20x139 cases which were made in the UK by BMARCo; headstamp BM 06 OE 82

Do you know anything about these? Why they were made and in which loadings?
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Could they have been made to use in captured Argentine AA guns, like they did with the 35mm Oerlikons put into service?
 
kahu1 said:
Could they have been made to use in captured Argentine AA guns, like they did with the 35mm Oerlikons put into service?
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That's possible - there is a Rheinmetall twin 20mm AA gun in the Imperial War Museum - but unlike the 35mm used by the RAF Regiment, I have not heard of any British service use of such equipment.

Here are the pics, anyway:

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@HOUTZAGER:

brilliant collection! I would love to see more detailed pictures. You also have some very nice and old ammo boxes.

Great!

Best regards
 
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