Carl Gustaf INERT DEACTIVATED. Unfired, British, L49A1 Practice Tracer Carl Gustaf 84mm Anti-Tank Round. Sn - 22426:67 Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an unfired British 84mm Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle L49A1 practice tracer round which was named after Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori who initially produced it the rifle. The weapon is a shoulder-fired recoilless rifle, initially developed by the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration during the second half of the 1940s as a close-range anti-tank and support weapon for infantry. The rifle is a lightweight, low-cost weapon that uses a wide range of ammunition, which makes it extremely flexible and suitable for a wide variety of roles. Development of the initial model started from 1946 as one of the many recoilless rifle designs of that era and was in service from 1948. The weapon was in service with the British Army from 1962 and is still used in updated versions. This is a Drill L50A1 84mm Carl Gustaf round commonly called the Charlie G in the British Army and consists of an black anodised alloy cartridge case has a blow out base and is stencilled in white round its circumference FFV 0689058 PRAC A TK L49A1. The projectile is anodised mid blue for practice and is stencilled round its circumference in white 84mm INF PRAC ATK GF HE SUB T (High Explosive substituted with Tracer). 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. Sn 22426:67