any ideas as to who this might belong too? it is stamped with a 'K' 'N' and 'DI' doesnt seem to be fired.any help appreciated
any ideas as to who this might belong too? it is stamped with a 'K' 'N' and 'DI' doesnt seem to be fired.any help appreciated
it looks to me that it is a 7.62 drill round used for training
cheers ian
the three indents in the case should have red paint in them to signify
for drill purpose
it never has been a live round
Last edited by ian; 12-28-2010 at 04:30 PM.
It looks like a 12.7x80mm Vickers dummy round,is the case 80mm long?
JEDEM DAS SEINE
I'd go with Zwerge on this one .... A "Vickers" Drill round.
Gary J.
0.5" (12.7mm) cal Vickers heavy machine gun drill round-used in quadruple Naval AA mount or in armoured vehicles pre WW2 (Vickers light tanks, Matilda 1 infantry tanks.).
Last edited by lithgow; 12-28-2010 at 07:49 PM.
Its bigger than a 7.62 NATO round aswell by the looks of things
Thanks
Danny
EDIT: Just measured a 7.62 NATO round, they're close to 71mm long.
The letters 'D' and 'N' both can be refered to the Dum Dum Arsenal in India whilst the 'K' could also be refered to the Kirkees Arsenal, Kirkees, India. Maybe it was manufactured there, as the Vickers 0.5 Heavy Machine Gun is still carried in the armouries of second line Indian military units.
Regards, Ned.
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Ned-what would the Indians use the .5" Vickers for?- it has no ground mount I have ever seen or heard of, all the vehicles that used it were obsolete by 1945 and the naval AA mount was less than effective even during the war (a good close up view of it may be seen in the classic film "In Which We Serve").
Thanks very much for sharing your knowledge.Not quite sure what to do with it,however i found that it may have belonged to my grandfather.Thanks again,and Happy New Year to you All!
Simon
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