DEACTIVATED INERT. RARE, British Unfired WW 1, 1918 Dated, Naval Vickers 3 Pounder, (47x411R) High Explosive Common Pointed Round. - O 1831 DEACTIVATED INERT. RARE, British Unfired WW 1, 1918 Dated, Naval Vickers 3 Pounder, (47x411R) High Explosive Common Pointed Round. - O 1831 Other Ammunition

DEACTIVATED INERT. This is a rare unfired WW 1 British 3 Pounder Vickers Mark 2, (47x411R) common pointed high explosive round used in the British 3 Pounder Vickers gun and first introduced in Royal Navy service in 1905 as a more powerful gun, having twice the propellant charge to the 3 pounder Hotchkiss then inn use as a anti-torpedo gun, which was first introduced in 1886. The 3 pounder Vickers was found to be ineffective in the First World War and were removed from most larger ships from 1915. During the inter war years, these guns were used to arm Monitors, (river craft) and lightly armed ships. A 3 pounder Hotchkiss is shown for comparison which has a shorter cartridge case in the last photograph. These guns were fitted to as an anti-torpedo boat gun to Capital and smaller ships. The cartridge case is head stamped 3Pr VICKERS III K(Kynoch) 18 (1918date) a crowfoot, naval anchor LOT 15 C (Cordite Full Charge) A (the cartridge case has been annealed) and 1 in a circle. The cartridge case is fitted with a copper percussion primer. The common pointed high explosive base fused projectile is stamped above the driving band 6Pr V V.S.M. (Vickers Son & Maxim) LOACo BS (Billet Steel). The projectile has a brass left handed screw in base fuse fitted. The price of this rare round includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert rounds in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. O 1831