DEACTIVATED INERT. MINT. British, Naval, 1943 Dated, 12 Pounder 18 Cwt (76.2 x 390R) DRILL Projectile. - O 2169 DEACTIVATED INERT. MINT. British, Naval, 1943 Dated, 12 Pounder 18 Cwt (76.2 x 390R) DRILL Projectile. - O 2169 Other Ammunition

DEACTIVATED INERT. The 12 Pounder 18 Cwt gun was introduced as a anti torpedo gun in the late 1900s and was carried on many Royal Navy warships. The gun used a separate projectile and cartridge case where the projectile was loaded first with the brass cartridge case following. The gun was also used on land in the early 1900s as an artillery piece. The cartridge case had 3 fold down lips at the case mouth to hold the charge in place and a protruding screw in brass primer in the base. In the second world war, the gun was put to use defending British harbours and was used on civilian ships impressed into the navy e.g., Armed trawlers and merchantmen. This is a mint steel projectile, machined from solid bar is wrapped in a heavy brown canvas, stitched at the vertical seam to protect the rifling of the gun and has a steel screw in nose plug with washer in the nose. The plug is stamped with a crowfoot PII/IV No 11 JHR and UN in a hexagon and in use could be unscrewed to fit a nose time or impact fuze. The base of the projectile is stamped DRILL OF 12PR 18CWT III/N 3.43 (March 1943 date) P (practice). Drill round are one of the hardest to find and mint unused examples even harder due to their service use. 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 2169