for some reason it wont let me upload the photo so hapy to email it if ou need to see it but here is the info on the back of the shell if its any help!!! The case is the same length as my fore arm and as thick as a regular tumbler glass! OUTER RING AG/C LOT 366 4O MM 111 1942 CF ^ | GA 19 INNER RING NQ12 111 RC 11/42 824 RY1 43 any help would be great si
Some of the pictures of the shell casing posted of behalf of Simon 1. 2. If anything, it's a rather nice umbrella holder 3.
I am no expert, but it could well be a case from a 40mm Bofors gun. See attached link and scroll down. There is a photo of shells being loaded. Bofors 40 mm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Regards Tom
nice one guys is there anything else it could be just to make sure? it says on the link navy??? but had no relatives in the navy!! is there any more info you can get from a shell case like who used it and where it was fired?
I am no expert, but it could well be a case from a 40mm Bofors gun. See attached link and scroll down. There is a photo of shells being loaded. Bofors 40 mm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Regards Tom I think your right, it says 40mm on the case?? Cant think of anything else in that Caliber
Bofors were used by all the three services as it was a very flexible type of weapon. Probably one of the reasons why so many countries bought them. They could be quite an effective AT weapon earlier in the war. Regards Tom
Found the following on the link at the bottom. WW2 BRITISH 40MM BOFORS CASE AND HE PROJECTILE DATED 1941 - Case is about excellent except for an old coat f lacquer that needs to be stripped and the case repolished. Sharp headstampings “40mm/MI – PP/C 1941 LOT 110 and inspector mark D/crown/broad arrow. Projectile body has several hard to read numbers or letters stamped on the side, along with 4/41 date. Projectile has a sloppy yellow paint job (Remember, munitions workers were not Rembrants, they were making stuff to throw at the Germans as quickly as possible and that was not fast enough!). Green band at the middle is stenciled T.N.T., and below that 9578A. Above the band there is a series of red “X” marks followed by EX1B ONLY, but the significance is not known. Primer has been removed along with all powder and nasty stuff in the projectile. Heavy Ordnance Catalog
looks the same but the base is different it has got quite a hole init mine doesnt have that though andy!!! shell looks the same size though!
Simon, The whole is where the percussion cap was. (It's all been removed). If you look at the size of the cap on your round and the one I posted they are different sizes plus the info stamp is different. Make of that what you will mate. Maybe a clearer pic on the base is needed? Regards Andy