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New Find - 18 PDR

MikeS0000

MikeS0000

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New Find - 18PDR

Hello Folks -

Been a long time since I've run across anything decent. Found this in a local Antique Shop case yesterday. Thought at first it was the usual 75mm, but it turns out it is a British 18 PDR. Knew that when I picked it up! Seems to be a High Explosive shell, and it came with the fuze in the lower left. I had picked up the storage-transport cap quite a while ago, and the one on the shell I purchased when I was 12 years old..., some 50+ years ago. See, if you wait long enough all things are completed.... :tinysmile_twink_t2:

Unfired and some markins on it, an "18P" what look like "P17" ? and some remnants of old paint, a faint outline which looks like "17." With that fuze on it, it weighs in at ~15.5lbs.

Is the fuze (probably not the correct term) it came with (lower left) a "Contact" fuze?

Have another fired 18 PDR in a casing, but will look for another casing or maybe just switch for not.

Thanks for looking!
- Mike
 

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Nice find, even over here good unfired are getting rarer. Fuze lower left looks like a steel (rusty) no. 1014 missing the top screw in piece, it is an impact type fuze. Yes lower right is a transit plug. Both the latter should have the usual date and maker stamped in them, normally the plug is well marked. Light wire wooloing might reveal the marking on the steel fuze, but see if there is any hint of letters before scrubbing away. The shell at around 15lbs is almost certainly an HE. would expect to see on it 18Pr , a MK no. in Roman mumerals, date and a few other inspection marks.
 
Will try and get some pics of the markings, but it looks like they were on there then the shell was turned again and they were partially removed. Can make out a Roman Numeral "III" ?
 
Would it be legal to mail a fired 18 Pounder case to the USA? I know someone who has a few spares if you are looking for one.
 
Falcon said:
Would it be legal to mail a fired 18 Pounder case to the USA? I know someone who has a few spares if you are looking for one.
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That would be great. As far as I know there are no prohibitions on shipping shell casings or projectiles. My email is masullivan@frontiernet.net if he is interested in selling one.

Thanks very much for the help and Best Regards!
- Mike
 
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