2pr Mk 5 with 131 fuze

[Weasel]

I was recently lucky enough to find a 2pr Mk5 projectile complete with 131 fuze and inert gaine, not a round i ever expected to find anytime soon as in 20+ years of collecting i had never seen one. The body is stamped 2pr FS RWL and dated 7/11/16 I am in need of a case for it if anyone has a spare, cash or trade, not holding my breath but there must be one out there.
Best regard Weasel.

 

[Tony Williams]

For those unfamiliar with the case, the complete round is shown here, on the far right:



The 40x240R Mk V round was apparently intended for a manually-loaded aircraft gun during WW1. Only two guns were ordered for testing and little ammo was ever made. Sadly this one is not in my collection - I borrowed it to photograph many years ago.

 

[Weasel]

Hi Tony,
Thank you very much for your reply, I was not aware of the info you added that so few of the guns were made and an equally small quantity of ammunition to go with them. A shame that this arrived stuck in a cut down 2pr Naval case, I wonder where the original one went.
Best regards Weasel.