DEACTIVATED INERT. This is an unfired early VSM (Vickers Son and Maxim) 37mm (37 x 94R) Pom Pom nose fused HE (High Explosive) round. The gun was introduced as the QF 1 Pounder Maxim Pom Pom in the late 1880s by Maxim Gun Company. The brass cartridge case has a copper percussion cap and has no headstamped which was common with Vickers Son and Maxim early cartridge cases. The nose fused steel projectile has a copper driving band and a copper centering band above it. The projectiles is stamped between the two bands VSM (Vickers Son and Maxim). The projectile has its original threaded brass nose fuse and is stamped with the number 3. The base of the projectile retains some of its original black painted finish and has a large letter V stamped onto it. No licence is required to possess this round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. The price includes UK delivery. Sn. O 1365
£175.00