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Here are three 47mm saluting shell cases compared to a French 47mm Model 1885 Hotchkiss casing.
From left to right:
- Unidentified, dated 1980 (or 1986?)
– length: 233mm- Royal Laboratory, dated 1941 – length: 250mm
- 3-pdr saluting shot / 3-pdr BLANK Mk6, dated 1986 – length: 250mm
This suggests that Model 1885-type guns were still in service during the 1980s, at least for blank saluting rounds (?).
Note that these casings are available in Europe for potential exchange.
Here are three 47mm saluting shell cases compared to a French 47mm Model 1885 Hotchkiss casing.
From left to right:
- Unidentified, dated 1980 (or 1986?)
– length: 233mm- Royal Laboratory, dated 1941 – length: 250mm
- 3-pdr saluting shot / 3-pdr BLANK Mk6, dated 1986 – length: 250mm
This suggests that Model 1885-type guns were still in service during the 1980s, at least for blank saluting rounds (?).
Note that these casings are available in Europe for potential exchange.