76mm HESH

[Snufkin]

Popping into my local grenade shop, I noticed a couple of well-marked cartridges for the 76mm gun of the Saladin armoured car, and I believe also the Scorpion light tank. Made at ROF Birtley and filled Chorley in 1991 - must have been the twilight years of the Saladin in British Service. Given the markings, I took a few photos for those who might find them interesting.



Tom.

 

[kahu1]

Fairly common over here, the HESH and PRAC are the main ones. Used locally with the Scorpion.
Notoriously 'loose' mouth sizing if you have a projectile for them,they fall right in!.

 

[Falcon]

The case mouth blows out when they are fired, so projectiles will not fit into fired cases.

The examples in this thread look to be from disassembled unfired rounds.