Q.F 3.7 inch Howitzer

[Rrickoshae]

this is a horse drawn gun and the manual also includes details of how to load the poor horse

 

[Rrickoshae]

3.7inch howitzer

and a 188/183 fuze plate

 

[Ronald]

shell cases 3.7 inch mk1 how ???

Hello
Recently on a car boot I acquired a brass artillery case dated 1940 it is 94mm in diameter and 902mm in length. I believe it could from a 3.7 inch mountain howitzer mk 1, is there any way i can check this out
yours
ron

 

[HAZORD]

It sounds more like the 3.7 Inch Aintiaircraft Gun by the length of the case. The 3.7 How. case is only about 3 inches tall.

 

[glevum]

The British 3.7"AA gun Mk1 case is 26.65" (676mm) long and has a 5.3" (135mm) Rim.

This case is obviously not for that.

Are there any marking on the head of the case?

This should probably be moved to a new thread so we don't Hijack Dave's thread

 

[Quatermass]

Do you mean 94x92? if so you've probably got a 3.7 howitzer case.

Case should be marked 3.7 in Howr

 

[StielGr]

Case should be marked 3.7 in Howr

It looks like a very old gun by WW2 standards. Does anyone know if they were used much and in what context?

I picked up a case last year when I was looking through a box of old stuff a dealer was wanting rid of. The case next to it is a 2pdr.

PC

 

[Big Dave]

Hi Steilgr the Royal Marines were the last to use the 3.7 in British service at Walcheren in November ,1944 the story goes a German sniper was holding up the advance into Flushing ,the gunners couldnt get a clear shot without them been in the line of fire ,so they dismantled the gun [ i think the gun was originally design to be broke into 5 ? pieses of 200lb a piece to be put on mules] took the pieces into a house , rebuilt it in the front bedroom and dealt with the sniper ,after 8 rounds the gun was hanging through the floor
I think the Pakistani still used them postwar .My old doctor has one ,which he holds on a firearms licence and regularly fires ,hes featured in the Sept /OCT 2004 issue of the Armourer ,Dave

 

[StielGr]

My old doctor has one ,which he holds on a firearms licence and regularly fires ,hes featured in the Sept /OCT 2004 issue of the Armourer ,Dave

Yes I remember now, it was the beetroot gun as part of John Carlin's article.
Thank you for the info Dave.

PC

 

[Big Dave]

Hi PC just caught up with this post ,i like your 3.7" case ,ive found 3 this year for my doctor and all have been Indian manufacture and before that ive been looking for 7 years and never found any at a reasonable price ,iam still searching for a projectile for him and when asking a few dealers always get the same "youll be luck" response regards Dave

 

[StielGr]

Dave....can you tell where my case was manufactured.

Also what is a reasonable price for this case?

PC

 

[Big Dave]

Hi Pc iam no expert but RL is Royal Laboratories , Woolwich,dont know about the B ,CF is Cordite Full charge .Now the price ive paid between 10 to20 for them this year but i dont know if this is good ,fair ,or expensive .regards Dave

 

[Falcon]

I originally thought RLB stood for Royal LaBoratories Woolwich, but it is actually ROF Birtley, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. The factory is still there and was operational until recently but has been mothballed since 2003 I believe.

 

[StielGr]

Dave
Thank you for the info.

If I ever see a projectile I will let you know. I just like the case because it is a good size for a pen holder on my desk.

PC

 

[Big Dave]

Thanks Falcon for putting me right ,as i said iam no expert on the subject i thought the B might have been a sub contractor to Woolwich regards Dave

 

[F0031]

Here's a case, with 1924 date and smothered with stamps. Picked up in a car boot sale recently.

Tony