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6 Pounder Flathead?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:26 pm
by hobster
Hi,found this yesterday,does anyone have any information on this type of shell as in all of my research into 6 pounder AP shells I have never come across any info or pictures regarding this type of shell. It has no tracer element whatsoever and is completely solid. Any help with this would be gratefully received thanks.
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Re: 6 Pounder Flathead?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:54 pm
by royaltanky1
Is it possibly a training round or dummy round. We used something similar that was solid whilst training on tanks.
Re: 6 Pounder Flathead?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:51 pm
by hobster
Cheers for that.
Re: 6 Pounder Flathead?
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:26 am
by Verulamium
The rifled groves in the drive band leads me to think it's actually been fired so is it a drill round?
Re: 6 Pounder Flathead?
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:21 am
by william holmes
Could possibly be a proofing round
Re: 6 Pounder Flathead?
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:19 am
by Digger Drew
this type would give more of a whack as its flat not rounded would open out more creating bigger hole maybe to make an entrance into a building or would that nock the building down
Re: 6 Pounder Flathead?
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:27 am
by Chopper
Yeah, looks like a practice round to me. Nice find
Re: 6 Pounder Flathead?
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:51 pm
by hobster
Cheers guys,all help and info appreciated :-)
Re: 6 Pounder Flathead?
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 5:41 pm
by WhiteHunter
Nice find! well done cleaning it up
John