British 40mm Bofors round

[sturgis]

Hi All.
I just aquited this 40mm British Bofors round. Would someone be kind enough to fill in some detail on the markngs present on the projectile and case.
The paint is thick on the shell body, but what I can see is the following.

Fuse = No.255 Mk.1 H.T.A. 5
Body;
X 7364
40mm II
/I\ LB
BWX 91/9 ?
]85 ???
4-42

Thanks, Rich.

 

[HAZORD]

The Cartridge case is Canadian. Red XXX's means it is suitable for use in hot climates. Green ring is for High Explosive TNT fill. TNT should be written in black letters on the green band.

 

[TimG]

As Hazord states the case is Canadian, manufactured by PP/C - Pedlar People.
The fuze is British, manufactured by HTA - Halls Telephone Accessories. The one of the Mk appears to be Arabic rather than Roman denoting it was manufactured late '44 onwards.

I'll need to look up the other marks tomorrow.

TimG

 

[sturgis]

Thanks. Will look forward to that information.