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Italian naval shell for 76 mm 40 Cal. guns - interesting!
Hi this shell isn't for navy, this color code was for army shells. green band= steel shell, blue band= anti aircraft, red= loaded.
@US-Sub:Can you post any other pics about the nose of shell? I don't clearly understand what is screwed in, may be an adaptor for percussion fuze?
best regards
The Mark 3 did not have a filling hole. It was filled before the end plate was "jenny'd" on. I have seen two Mark IIs modified as Mark 3s. See below for drawing of the Mk 3. It was a wartime development made obsolete in December 1945 but reinstated for Army use in 1949. It was used by the Navy for a short time in the 1950s.
The No 75 Mk I was available as HE (Couple of filling designs), Drill (filled sand and sawdust) and Practice (not aware of an Instructional but it was usual to produce Instructional stores for the Military College of Science and Bramley)
The No 75 Mk II was produced as HE and Drill (not sure about Practice or Instuctional)
The No 75 Mk 3 was available in HE and Drill and, as would appear from the photograph, Inert Instructional.
Tim,
Just as a demolition charge I think although I guess it could be rigged up as a scare change. They developed their 14oz charge (from the SOE GP Grenade) at about that time I believe but perhaps it was not in production or production was insufficient for the needs of a Navy deploying to Korea.
I'll check when I get home from work.
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Thank you.
It's an adaptor for IO 40 mc percussion fuze
