DEACTIVATED INERT. This is a near mint British (105x617R) APDS/T (Armour Piercing, Discarding Sabot/Trace) quarter sectioned practice projectile for instruction purposes used in the British L7 105mm Centurian tank gun. The 105mm gun was used on the British Centurion tank and replaced the Centurions 84mm 20 pounder gun. The 105mm gun has also been used in the German Leopard and early American M1 Abrams tanks. The APDS/T projectile retains all of its original blue painted finish with stencilling. The projectile is stencilled in white round round the circumference 105mm K PRACDS T (practice discarding sabot with tracer). The sabot is stamped 105MM TD [RAC DS 6-87 (June 1987) SX 149 GE RLB (Royal Laboratories). No licence is required to possess this projectile in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Price includes UK delivery. O 2277