INERT DEACTIVATED. Unfired, 1970 Dated, British 30mm Rarden (30 x 170) FACTORY DISPLAY, APCR (Armour Piercing Composite Rigid) (Tungstun Uncored) Cannon Round For The Warrior, Scimitar And Fox Armoured Vehicles. - O 2195 INERT DEACTIVATED. Unfired, 1970 Dated, British 30mm Rarden (30 x 170) FACTORY DISPLAY, APCR (Armour Piercing Composite Rigid) (Tungstun Uncored) Cannon Round For The Warrior, Scimitar And Fox Armoured Vehicles. - O 2195 Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an unfired British 30mm Rarden (30 x 170) APCR (Armour Piercing Composite Rigid) (Tungsten Cored) round for factory display with a half section taken out of the cartridge case and a screw on ballistic cap. The round was for the 30 mm Rarden cannon fitted to the Warrior, Scimitar and Fox armoured vehicles in the British army. The round was developed in the 1970s from the WW2 Hispano-Suiza 831L aircraft cannon round and shares the same cartridge case dimensions by Royal Armament, Research and Development Establishment and Enfield. The round was issued in three round steel clips with a handle at the bottom for loading. The brass cartridge case is headstamped 30mmAFV 70 (date) RG (Radway Green). The alloy projectile has a copper driving band and a screw on alloy cap. Under the cap is a tungsten penetrator that is crimped into the lower part of the projectile. This type of armour piercing projectile was replace by the discarding sabot projectile in service use. The round is mounted on a mahogany display stand. No licence is required to possess this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. The price includes U.K. delivery. O 2195