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6in practice shell ww2
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The caps of the fuze should be red.
The ring around the head should be red, denoting “filled shell”
The “LIM” stencilled on the band denotes the projectile is limited as to the charge that it may be fired with
The “SYD” is a bit confusing as it is the Station Monogram for Sydney and/or New South Wales (except Albury) , it’s not a Filling monogram. The only shell filling facility in Australia in 1940 was Ordnance Factory, Maribyrnong – “M.O” which is Melbourne, Victoria.
TimG
The ring around the head should be red, denoting “filled shell”
The “LIM” stencilled on the band denotes the projectile is limited as to the charge that it may be fired with
The “SYD” is a bit confusing as it is the Station Monogram for Sydney and/or New South Wales (except Albury) , it’s not a Filling monogram. The only shell filling facility in Australia in 1940 was Ordnance Factory, Maribyrnong – “M.O” which is Melbourne, Victoria.
TimG
