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Does any one know the manufacturer of this ?
- Thread starter Gspragge
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The scanned copy I have of the "15-pdr Q.F. Gun Land Service" manual is dated "1914" and covers shrapnel shells from Mk II-VI, noting that Mks II - IV were obsolete. So basically only Mk V & VI were used at the start of the war. There is no mention of a Mk VII - which is the one posted and having a "1915" date would seem to match up.
The difference between the various Mks are highlighted at the end of a post I started on 15 pdrs, basically covering the difference driving band construction and number of shrapnel balls.
Thanks for posting - I don't think I have seen a MK VII before - most common is the Mk V (1900s).
Cheers
Drew
(BTW- I just have to keep telling myself that I just collect fuzes now....................although there is a Mk V (1900) and a Mk II (1896) lurking around here somewhere!)
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The difference between the various Mks are highlighted at the end of a post I started on 15 pdrs, basically covering the difference driving band construction and number of shrapnel balls.
Thanks for posting - I don't think I have seen a MK VII before - most common is the Mk V (1900s).
Cheers
Drew
(BTW- I just have to keep telling myself that I just collect fuzes now....................although there is a Mk V (1900) and a Mk II (1896) lurking around here somewhere!)
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