25 pounder re-united

[Steve T]

Hi all

Some of you may recall a year or two back that I found a 25lber base ejecting smoke round on an old gunnery range. Then, six months later I found another at the same range.

Some of you may also have seen that I found a 25lber case at the carboot this weekend and bought it for £3.

The fuse cap on the 25 lb projectile is dated 1943. (I have included a picture showing the projectile is TOTALLY empty and inert, to avoid calls of 'OH MY GOD STEVE THAT THING IS LIVVVVEEEE !!!' It isn't. It contains no explosive what-so-ever).

The headstamp on the 25 lber case is 1943.

So I wondered......

I wondered if they would still fit together......

One of them didn't fit at all. The rust had increased it's diameter too much. However, the other one I had spent a couple of hours chipping the rust off and then spraying it with a clear varnish to prevent further rusting. With a bit of jiggling round.....it did indeed fit !












I don't think it looks too bad at all.

I think I'll leave it like this rather than completely restore the projectile. Makes it more of a talking point I think.

But what a find.......not only finding 2 of the projectiles, but then finding a casing at the carboot.

Re-united after 67 years.



Hope you like the piece.

Steve T

[Steve T]

Strange.....upload didn't work

I shall try again

[Paul D]

Looks good Steve , i did my first Gunnery training on the 25 Pounder before going on to 105 packs and 105 Lights so i've got a soft spot for them

[Steve83]

Looks good Steve, they are of a similar appearance and size to the US 105's we find quite often, I have found some 25pdr's in the Canadian Sector and near Tilly but always live so I have left them there. That one looks great with the casing

[AKbear]

Well done Steve!!!! It looks great!!!