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A British 17 pdr


Daniel

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have anybody seen this pic? (from pinterest) says A British 17 pdr round lodged in a block of armor from a Tiger I, which it failed to completely penetrate.

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Would love to own one of them but they are so fake~  Still would make a bloody good desk ornament.

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  • Major General
On 14/02/2016 at 01:29, BryanDavidson said:

Would love to own one of them but they are so fake~  Still would make a bloody good desk ornament.

Hi Bry,

 

My mate reckons these can be genuine as the projectile made from chilled-steel making it harder than the armour.

You can see how the armour peels back where the proj smashed in.

 

On 14/02/2016 at 05:51, pylon1357 said:

This reminds me of the 2 bullets that 'hit in mid-air'. 

Now they are horse-sh*t Cliff!.

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Aye some of them are real I bet but it's one of those things that you see so often. Regardless of it's state I still want one. :D

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The projectile ive pictured earlier is a belter.

Comes from a world class collector pal. Wartime dated too.  yum!

 

If i was a 17 pounder collector then i would be chasing this.

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Love the 17pdr rounds. I got myself an APDS-T projectile but need a casing. Not an easy thing to find in Canada! 

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Keep looking mate,as you boys most certainly used them.

I bet the shipping costs would be astronomical from Europe.:|

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  • Field Marshall
2 hours ago, HetzersGonnaHetz said:

Picture of the two bullets which collided in mid-air at Gallipoli.

It's a controversial pic, the right hand bullet is fired, the left hand one unfired. so it's likely the left jand round was in an ammo pouch when struck. ;)

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1 hour ago, Lenny said:

It's a controversial pic, the right hand bullet is fired, the left hand one unfired. so it's likely the left jand round was in an ammo pouch when struck. ;)

Never realised, and looking back it's clear to see.

Thanks

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  • Field Marshall
6 minutes ago, HetzersGonnaHetz said:

Never realised, and looking back it's clear to see.

Thanks

It's a common one that does the rounds.. ;)

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