Unknown Non-british 2 Pounder headstamp

[Falcon]

I recently acquired these two 2 Pounder (40x158R) cases. The one on the left was made in Italy in 1918, I don't know who made the one on the right.

The headstamp is "KS25" with a crown after it. There is also a triangle, which is divided into 4 small triangles. There is a crown in the centre with the letters "A D K" around the three points. Does anyone know who made it?

Thanks for any info.

 

[Tmine35]

The one on right is Swedish.

 

[Falcon]

Do you know what any of the letters on the Swedish one stand for?

 

[Tmine35]

ADK in triangle stands for Arm Depot Karlsborg. I think here was just recently another thread about the same marking?
KS25 I don't know but the mark after this is a crowned ship - Swedish Navy marking.

 

[Hoeksel]

The other is Italian. Nice finds!

Oeps: you already knew that ;-)

 

[2pounder]

Wondering what the Swedes were doing with the 2pr pom pom and found this on wikipedia, they bought some guns from vickers in 1922 for trials and went on to develop their owwn version. So maybe the case is one made under licence for trials.

 

[Yodamaster]

Right SMI I have two answers for Italy :

1. Societa metallurgica Italiana, Campo Tizzoro, Italy
2. Europa metalli, LMI, Firenze

I think the first one shall be the good one !
For ADK, I have no answer, sorry


Yoda