INERT. British 1986 Dated 76mm ARMDC (76.2x230R) L23A1, HE (High Explosive) Weighted DRILL Round For The Scorpion light Tank and Saladin Armoured Car. - O 1779 INERT. British 1986 Dated 76mm ARMDC (76.2x230R) L23A1, HE (High Explosive) Weighted DRILL Round For The Scorpion light Tank and Saladin Armoured Car. - O 1779 Other Ammunition

INERT. This is an original British 1986 dated 76mm ARMDC (76.2x230R) L23 A1 HE (High Explosive) weighted DRILL round for the British 76mm ARMDC gun fitted to the Saladin 6 wheeled armoured car that replaced the AEC armoured car in 1958 and the later Scorpion Tank introduced in 1973. The 76mm gun used in these vehicles is the Royal Ordnance Factories L23A1 low velocity gun that fired HE (high explosive), HESH (High Explosive Squash Head) an anti-armour projectile, Smoke and a Canister (a projectile filled with shot pellets used for anti-personal use) rounds. This drill round will have originally been made for the Saladin armoured car and resembles the high explosive round including its weight and consists of a steel base with an alloy mid body, a steel upper part and a SX 134A brass nose fuse plug. The round is headstamped 76MM ARMD C RLB (Royal Laboratories) 1986 (1986 manufacture date) DRILL and has a black rubber firing pin protector fitted. The alloy lower part of the round is engraved DRILL while the upper part retains its original white stencil DRILL. The brass nose plug representing the nose fuse is stamped SX 134A PLUG BN (R.O.F. Blackburn) 10/70 (October 1970 manufacture date). This drill round is in an excellent condition and is free from any dents. 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. Price includes UK delivery. O 1779