Vicker's 'S' Gun Rds.

[Burney Davis]

40 mm

The next lot:

Pic 1 - proj marked AP 40m/m 1 HL Ltd and dated 1943
Pic 2 - note the base threads are far fewer in number than on the S gun marked proj.
Pic 3 - nose fuzed proj marked 40 m/m P VAD and dated 1941
Pic 4 - solid proj, no visible markings

I have 40mm marked cases ranging in date from 1932 to 1941.

So are these early S gun or just 40m/m contract rounds?

 

[SG500]

Coming late into this thread but hopefully of interest.


Pic 1 - a proj marked 40mm SAP CLASS SBH and dated 1944 LUVAX
Pic 2 - the base in close up
Pic 3 - another of the same design but with an adaptor in it
Pic 4 - an s gun case
My question is who was LUVAX - the manufacturer?
What base fuze was used? Does any one have pictures?

BD

Hi BD, thanks for showing all those S gun rounds and as for that case........that is one nice case, I've never seen one with the DD numbers on it, if you ever get a spare one do let me know please.
As for your questions I can't help you with the answers.
Are you sure the last one that is solid with no stamping isn't Bofors? I've never heard of a solid S gun projectile.
Dave.

 

[Burney Davis]

Picture below of the 40mm bofors next to the solid proj. Did the bofors projs come in different lengths? In any case, I have never seen a solid bofors proj in 40mm - do you have a picure of one Dave?

Daz

 

[Burney Davis]

And another 40 mm case made by the same firm that manufactured the case in the previous post that was marked 'SBH'.

Does the AP mean what it says?

BD

 

[StielGr]

Picture below of the 40mm bofors next to the solid proj.
Daz

Hi Daz
Have you a picture of the base of the solid projectile please?
Also what is the total length of the projectile?

Thanks
PC

 

[Burney Davis]

Hi PC,

Picture of the base as requested - note no tracer. Length of proj is 162mm. Any help?

Daz

 

[SG500]

Picture below of the 40mm bofors next to the solid proj. Did the bofors projs come in different lengths? In any case, I have never seen a solid bofors proj in 40mm - do you have a picure of one Dave?

Daz

Thanks yes I see what you mean, SOLID, yes the Bofors has a tracer in it.
Side by side I agree with you it does look very "S gun" like, you've got a good one there too.
Dave.

 

[StielGr]

Hi PC,

Picture of the base as requested - note no tracer. Length of proj is 162mm. Any help?

Daz

Thanks Daz
I was just curious how it compared to my projectile that was discussed in this thread:
http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/raf-20mm-hispano-t31093.html

The length is the same but mine has the empty tracer cavity.

PC

 

[Burney Davis]

Thanks for the link. I had been looking for that for ages! It looks like ours may be 'MkV shot as they are solid and have a tracer cavity in the base, and MkVT have the tracer cavity filled'. Or is it the other way around?

Daz

 

[Falcon]

And another 40 mm case made by the same firm that manufactured the case in the previous post that was marked 'SBH'.

Does the AP mean what it says?

BD

I saw a case with this HS at a car boot sale earlier in the year, shame it had been trench arted.