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SOLD SOLD (lAY-AWAY 22/01) INERT DEACTIVATED. British, Unfired, WW2, 1944 Dated, 2pr (40x304R) Littlejohn Squeeze bore, Armour Piercing Composite Non Rigid (APCNR) Armour Piercing Tank Round. - O 2302 INERT DEACTIVATED. British 2pr tank gun and the 2 pounder anti tank guns were fitted to early WW2 British Valentine and Cruiser tanks. The anti-tank gun was also fitted on the back of a Morris or Chevrolet lorry and called a Portee. During the war, the 2 pounder tank gun was used in the Littlejohn trials with the squeezebore 40mm to 30mm adapter fitted to the 2 pounder gun. Post war, the gun was fitted to the early Saladin armoured cars. This is a WW2. British unfired British 2pr (40x304R) Littlejohn Squeeze bore, Armour Piercing Composite Non Rigid (APCNR) littlejohn round that was developed during WW2 to upgrade the 2 pounder guns for anti tank use. The round is fired in a conventional 2 pounder gun which is fitted with a screw on adaptor which reduces the diameter of the projectile from 40mm to 30mm with vent holes in the adaptor to release compressed during the squeezing process. This squeezing greatly increased the velocity of the projectile. The unfired projectile still retains most of its original black painted finish with a white nose colour with a red band near the top. There are traces of a red paint band lower down the projectile. The projectile is stencilled round its circumference AP2PRSVIIBT (SV = Super Velocity) 2/44 (February 1944 date) and a crowfoot. the projectile also has the red tracer symbol on it. The brass cartridge case is headstamped 2PR No2 I LOT 527 a crowfoot 1942 (1942 date) S&S CR. See pages 73 to 75, Hogg, British and American Artillery of World War Two. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2302 £0.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. Unfired, German WW1, 1915 Dated, Gruson 53mm Balloon Gun (53x176R) High Explosive (HE) Round. - O 2301 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a rare unfired German WW 1 Gruson 53mm Balloon gun (53x176R), (also called a fortress gun) High Explosive (HE) round. The gun was first used in the Gruson Fahrpanzer, a turret for static defence with a 2 man crew. The gun had all around traverse and limited elevation. Later in the WW1, the guns were dismounted from the Fahrpanzer and put on wheeled carriages. The brass cartridge case is headstamped AWS 4 JUNI 19154 (June 1915 date) . The steel projectile has a 10mm wide copper driving band with three grooves and is stamped on the side P. The projectile is fitted with a brass percussion nose fuse. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to retain this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2301 £395.00 |
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DEACTIVATED INERT. WW2, 1939 Dated, German, 7.9mm (7.9x94) Panzerbusche 38/39 Anti Tank Gun Armour Piercing Round. - O 2300 DEACTIVATED INERT. WW2, German, German anti-tank rifles originated back in 1917 with the Mauser 1918 T Gewehr, the world's first anti-tank rifle. The Germans developed this concept prior to the second world war, the cartridge used was essentially a necked down version of the earlier 13x92SR Mauser cartridge to 7.9mm used in the 1918 anti tank gun. This round was used in the 7.9mm Panzerbüchse 38, abbreviated Pzb 38 culminating with the Panzerbüchse 39 PzB 39 using a tungsten cored copper jacketed bullet. This is a 1939 dated round and the brass cartridge case is headstamped P (Polte Armaturen- u. Maschinenfabrik AG, Magdeburg) 13f 39 (1939 date) WaA700 waffenampt. The cartridge case is fitted with a brass primer held in with 3 stab crimps with a red coloured annulus. The copper jacketed bullet has a black tip 10mm long. See page 102 in Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the Third Reich, An Encyclopaedic Survey by Terry Gander and Peter Chamberlain. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2300 £275.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. British Original Kynoch Box of 50 Unfired .297/.250 Rook Rifle Cartridges (6.4x21mmR) Rifle Cartridges. - O 2299 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an original Kynoch 50 round box of .297/.250 Rook Rifle Cartridges (6.4x21mmR) rifle cartridges. The rounds are headstamped K (Kynoch) .297/.250 on the brass cartridge cases crimped onto a 54 grain round nosed lead bullet. The rounds are contained in their original cardboard box sealed with a green label. The box is printed in black 50 KYNOCH .297/.250 ROOK RIFLE CARTRIDGES Black Powder 54 Grns. Solid Bullet together with other information. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess these inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2299 £145.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. British, WW1, 1916 Dated .455 Webley Revolvers 6 Round Service Pack. - O 2298 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an original WW1, 1916 dated (packed 28.10.16) British military service pack of 6 inert .455” cartridges for the .455 Webley service revolvers. The service pack is in its original buff coloured package closed by buff string and is printed in red N .6 CARTRIDGES S.A. BALL PISTOL WEBLEY 28 10 16 R crowfoot L (Royal Laboratories) MARK II a crowfoot ISAA . The rounds are loaded with a 265 grain lead bullet and are headstamped R L ll (Royal Laboratories Mark 2). This is an original, rare WW1 complete pack in excellent condition. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess these inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2298 £175.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. Scarce, Australian, 10 Round, 1925 Dated, .303 Mark VII Ball Round Service Pack. - O 2297 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a scarce, Australian original 1925 dated, 10 round service pack of unfired British .303 mark VII ball service rounds in its original buff coloured package closed by buff string and is printed in red CARTRIDGES S.A. BALL .303 Inch 1925 (date) Mark VII A Crowfoot F (Small Arms Ammunition Factory No. 1 in Footscray, Australia). The rounds are individually separated by a thin paper wrap entwining them. The rounds have a brass cartridge case which are headstamped A crowfoot F (Small Arms Ammunition Factory No. 1 in Footscray, Australia) VII (mark 7 bullet) 4 25 (April 1925 date). The rounds are fitted with a copper primer secured with a light ring crimp. The price for this scarce WW2 era Indian Arsenal 10 round service pack includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess these inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2297 £245.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. Scarce, Indian, Kirkee Arsenal 10 Round, 1937 Dated, .303 Mark VII Ball Round Service Pack. - O 2296 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a scarce, original Indian, Kirkee Arsenal, 1937 dated, 10 round service pack of unfired British .303 mark VII ball service rounds in its original buff coloured package closed by buff string and is printed in red 10 CARTRIDGES S.A. BALL .303 INCH CORDITE 20 8 37 K.F Mark VII the Indian government mark A . The rounds are individually separated by a thin paper wrap entwining them. The rounds have a brass cartridge case which are headstamped K (Indian mark) F VII (mark 7 bullet) 8-37 (August 1937 date). The rounds are fitted with a copper primer held in with a heavy ring crimp. The price for this scarce WW2 era Indian Arsenal 10 round service pack includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess these inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2296 £245.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. Scarce, New Zealand, 10 Round, 1917 Dated, .303 Mark VI Ball Round Service Pack. - O 2295 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a scarce, original New Zealand 1917 dated, 10 round service pack of unfired British .303 mark VI ball service rounds in its original buff coloured package closed by red string and is printed in red C.A.C. CARTRIDGES S.A.BALL .303 CORDITE 1917 C.A.C. Mark VI. The rounds are individually separated by a thin paper wrap entwining them. The rounds have a brass cartridge case which are headstamped CAC (Colonial Ammunition Company, New Zealand) 16 (1916 date) VI. (round nosed mark 6 bullet). The rounds are fitted with a copper primer The price for this scarce WW1 New Zealand 10 round service pack includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess these inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2295 £275.00 |
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**Very Rare.** British Martini Enfield .402 Inch (.402 x 2 ¾ inch) RL 4979 Tapered Case Trials Round. - O 2294 The history of the .4 inch Enfield cartridge for the Martini Rifles is British service is somewhat convoluted. The cartridge was developed for a modification Martini Henry rifles, the standard service rifle with a reduced bore but the same weight of bullet ad powder charge with the desire to find a new cartridge for both rifle and machine gun. This was called the Martini Enfield Mark 1 rifle. The round was little used, having been eclipsed by the adoption of the Lee Metford Rifle and ended up as a little used cartridge solely for machine guns which only remained in service for a few years being declared obsolete in 1898. The original .402 Martini Enfield Mark 1 rifles were barrelled with the standard .577/450 chamber and issued as the Martini Henry rifle mark 4. This is an early tapered cased round with the RL number RL 4979 which was developed before the bottle necked service round was trialled. The cartridge case bears no headstamp and is fitted with a copper percussion primer. The round has a 384 grain solid lead paper patched bullet held in with a straight crimp at the case neck. The price for this round includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2294 £225.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW2, 1943 Dated, German Aircraft Dropped SD-10A, 10 Kg Splitterbombe. - O 2293 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a WW2, 1943 dated German SD-10A, 10 kg Splitterbombe (fragmentation bomb). The bomb was an anti-personal air dropped bomb designed to be airdropped in containers. There were 17 SD-10A cluster bombs are contained in the AB250-2 bomb container. The bomb measures 21 ½ inches in length with a diameter of 3.4 inches This example retains some of its original green paint to the body and the pressed steel fin assembly is held on by 4 stab crimps and 2 round headed hammer rivets. The fin assembly is in excellent condition and retain much of its original green painted finish and 2 of the fins have a red line on them.. One of the fins is stamped 3b c43 (1943 date). The steel eAZ 86 superfast nose fuze has an alloy arming vane is fitted into a steel adaptor collar. See page 145 and 218 in German Air Dropped Weapons to 1945 by Wolfgang Fleischer. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert bomb in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2293 £1,250.00 |
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