Unknown 30mm Round

[siegfreid]

Can someone ID this round for me as it doesn't have a H/S & I don't recognise it . The case is approx. 135mm long with a rim diameter of approx. 40mm . There is a very faint stamp towards the bottom of the case that looks like A08 . Thank you . Siegfreid.

 

[bdgreen]

siegfreid,

Look at: http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/30x136-titanium-case-t30309.html. The 30x136mm HS 825 case is about the correct length but the projectile in the cartridge you show is much longer than the projectiles shown in the attached thread .

Brian

 

[siegfreid]

Brian. Thanks very much . It did come with some other very unusual rounds I got in a collection , so it could be something like that . Mike.

 

[hangarman]

Projectile looks like 30mm Aden LV cheers Gary

 

[siegfreid]

Gary . You're right . I've got some of those Aden LV rounds & the proj is absolutely identical . Looking at it more closely I see the proj is also very faintly stamped with the same AO8 & also VUX . Perhaps it's an experimental Aden round or something ? Mike.

 

[hangarman]

Gary . You're right . I've got some of those Aden LV rounds & the proj is absolutely identical . Looking at it more closely I see the proj is also very faintly stamped with the same AO8 & also VUX . Perhaps it's an experimental Aden round or something ? Mike.

Well they are of the same period so its possible, interesting case either way.

Gary

 

[Tony Williams]

A curious combination since the round is too long to be fired from the action of either an HS 825 or an Aden, so what gun could it have been intended for firing from? If it were not for the markings I would have assumed that someone had married two components which didn't belong together.