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    earni74 reacted to Tuney's post in the thread 6.5ins RML shell with Like Like.
    I have now stripped the black gloss paint off the shell to find this colour underneath the paint as you can see from the pics it’s...
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    Tuney posted the thread 6.5ins RML shell in Projectiles.
    I have now stripped the black gloss paint off the shell to find this colour underneath the paint as you can see from the pics it’s...
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    panzergraf reacted to bolo's post in the thread How to Clean Brass: The Complete Guide by Military Collectors with Like Like.
    Few topics ignite more passionate debate on a collectors' forum than brass cleaning. Post a photograph of a freshly polished 18-pounder...
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    lcn reacted to Darren's post in the thread No. 944 with Like Like.
    Here are a few photos of my 944 Aden fuze, if you want more photos I can take more.
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    Houndsworth replied to the thread Fuse, Instantaneous.
    Thanks! Anders shows a photo of a WW2 Mk III fuse in his book, and it is orange with a fabric texture. I don't see a rib. Some sources...
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    Houndsworth reacted to AMMOTECHXT's post in the thread Fuse, Instantaneous with Like Like.
    Hi Houndsworth, 30 metres per second is about right - in training I was taught that Fuse Instantaneous burns at about 90 feet per...
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    Tuney replied to the thread Info.
    A boxer fuze I put in
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    Burney Davis replied to the thread Info.
    What's the fuze/plug in the top of the shell?
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    tnor_fr reacted to bolo's post in the thread How to Clean Brass: The Complete Guide by Military Collectors with Like Like.
    Few topics ignite more passionate debate on a collectors' forum than brass cleaning. Post a photograph of a freshly polished 18-pounder...
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    Tarbelin51 replied to the thread Identification artillery fuze.
    Thank you for your response. Being Italian, I should have guessed.
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    Tuney replied to the thread Info.
    Hello all my 64pds have the extractor holes but this bigger shell doesn’t . The paint is very thin and I can clearly see an...
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    billsayers48 reacted to Bombdoc's post in the thread 2 pr AP and 2 pr APCBC with Like Like.
    Technically those are SAP - Semi Armour Piercing as they have a filling. AP is purely kinetic.. Be careful with those 281 Armstrong...
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    Nighthawk replied to the thread Info.
    Please can you give the length details on the likely 80 Pdr RML. All shells have extractor holes ,three in number in the same line as...
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    Burney Davis reacted to MINENAZ16's post in the thread Unknown piece with Like Like.
    Draoich showed me the way so my brain could start working !
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    Burney Davis posted the thread Item ID in Identification.
    Does anyone know what this might be part of? It is solid with a concave top. Thread diameter is 1.5 inches. There are no markings. TIA
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