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Hales war rockets
- Thread starter Tuney
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Very nice to see some complete examples, I have the 'head' from one, it had a wood core within, so is from after they became non-explosive. I also have copies of the original Royal Laboratory Department, Plates 29 & 30, drawn Dec 1863. Can you please post a photo or two of their bases? I'd like to see which Pattern those are.
Yes one is an 1870 MK3 the other is 1876 I think MK4 they also are numbered as I believe they made 2000 rockets
There is a relic example on the PDH Enterprises website.
Pics of the bases
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The wood core would indicate it came from a practice rocket from one of the old gunnery ranges as they put a wooden plug where the charge went in the warhead on practice rockets