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25 Pounder Yellow

millector

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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.
 

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Hi
if it wiDifferents 25 PR.JPGQF 25 PR BE.JPGQF 25 PR BE_1.JPGQF 25 PR HE.JPGQF 25 PR HE_1.JPGll help, these projectiles has been located near "Port Moresby"
 
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
 
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