25 Pounder Yellow

[millector]

Picked this 25 Pounder projectile today,stamped 6K, BE SMOKE ,25PR,??AUST,6/45. Painted 25 PR, MK2
YELLOW, DN 131A,6/56.Can't make out the lower marking.Wondering about the YELLOW l assume smoke,can't find any reference to that colour.

 

[lulus]

Hi
if it will help, these projectiles has been located near "Port Moresby"

 

[lulus]

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[TimG]

Millector,

DN 131A I'm sure should be P.N. 431A, which is the composition code for yellow smoke. An alternative was P.N. 470.

Shell, Streamline, BE Coloured Smoke came in four colours; Blue, Green, Red & Yellow.

TimG

 

[millector]

Hi Tim,spot on with the numbers at closer inspection.Thanks guys for your information.