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Some British shells/rounds
- Thread starter roller63
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AndyD
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First one looks to be an APDS tank projectile.
L1 perhaps?
Cheers,
Andy
L1 perhaps?
Cheers,
Andy
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AndyD
Guest
Blue one in last pic,105mm prac?
Cheers,
Andy
Cheers,
Andy
Chris 42 RQ
Well-Known Member
The first one is most likely a 120 mm Tank A.P.D.S/T projectile.
The second looke very much like a nice condition 76 mm ARMDC Base Ejecting Smoke shell fitted with the standard 390 Mk 1 pyrotechnic time fuze.
The third one looks like it may well be a 25 pounder H.E. or Practice H.E. fitted with a dummy nose fuze "REP 117".
Without measurements it is not possible to positively identify!
roller63 wrote:
The second looke very much like a nice condition 76 mm ARMDC Base Ejecting Smoke shell fitted with the standard 390 Mk 1 pyrotechnic time fuze.
The third one looks like it may well be a 25 pounder H.E. or Practice H.E. fitted with a dummy nose fuze "REP 117".
Without measurements it is not possible to positively identify!
roller63 wrote:
pic was too big !
Chris 42 RQ
Well-Known Member
Very unsure about first one but second one is I think a 165 MM Royal engineers wallbuster round ? 165 mm Calibre ?
Third one is a 1105 mm Field Howitzer projectile-HESH (hopefully inert filled?) and the second one of the pair is a 105 mm Field Practice Squash Head projectile (Prac S H) Nice items !
roller63 wrote:
Third one is a 1105 mm Field Howitzer projectile-HESH (hopefully inert filled?) and the second one of the pair is a 105 mm Field Practice Squash Head projectile (Prac S H) Nice items !
roller63 wrote:
Last ones for tonight, thanks for the comments, more pics to follow. Tony.