INERT. WW2 British 2pr (40x304) Tank And Anti-Tank Weighted Brass Drill Round. - O 1858 INERT. WW2 British 2pr (40x304) Tank And Anti-Tank Weighted Brass Drill Round. - O 1858 Other Ammunition

INERT. This is a British 2pr (40x304R) weighted brass drill round for the British 2pr anti-tank gun and the 2 pounder tank gun fitted to early WW2 British Valentine and Cruiser tanks. The anti-tank gun was also fitted on the back of a Morris or Chevrolet lorry which was called the Portee. During the war, the 2 pounder tank gun was used in the Littlejohn trials with the squeezebore 40mm to 30mm adapter fitted to the 2 pounder gun. Post war, the gun was fitted to the early Saladin armoured cars. The round consists of a solid brass body to the profile of the armour piercing round with a steel base for durability attached to the base and held on by a brass cross pin. the round bears no markings and the steel base has a small hole in the centre where a rubber firing pin protector would have been fitted. Solid brass drill rounds are uncommon for the 2 pounder guns because they were replaced early in their service with the wood and brass type due to wartime economies. See page 73 to 75, Hogg, British and American Artillery of World War Two. The 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. O 1858