INERT DEACTIVATED. British, WW2, 1944 Dated 2Pr Mark VIII, H.V.Pom Pom (40 x 158R) Practice Round. - O 2084 INERT DEACTIVATED. British, WW2, 1944 Dated 2Pr Mark VIII, H.V.Pom Pom (40 x 158R) Practice Round. - O 2084 Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. The 2 pounder pom pom gun was introduced into the Royal Nayv in 1915 and was an enlarged version of the 1 pounder pom pom gun. The gun was introduced as a single barrelled automatic gun and later in World War 2, it was introduced in the high velocity mark VIII Eight barrelled gun. All of these guns used the same 40 x 158R cartridge case. This is an unfired British, 1944 dated 2 Pr Mark VIII HV (High Velocity) pom pom (40 x 158R) practice round. The projectile retains most of its original black painted finish with a yellow band near the nose denoting it as a practice round and a white N denoting for naval service. The high velocity projectile is stamped round its circumfere3nce VI / N 2Pr HV (High Velocity) P (Practice) T & S (the maker) 7/44 (July 1944 date) LOT 26. The brass cartridge case is head stamped 2Pr No II Mk II N (Naval) 1942 RLB (Royal Laboratories) Lot 1861. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess his inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2084