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Post by 303gunner on Jan 23, 2006 2:21:14 GMT 1
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Post by Richard Fisher on Jan 23, 2006 9:42:40 GMT 1
Yeah but it is already quite expensive in my eyes! Fancy trying to fill a 100-round belt at that price. Rich.
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Post by tom on Feb 2, 2010 17:36:16 GMT 1
Just aquired a couple of cases with bullets, cases are 81mm long, bullets are huge flatbottomed jobs. Head stamps are
K39
F.I.Z
Will do pics in a moment. Anychance they are Vickers?
if so, roughly whats a resonable price for them as i will be shifting them on as i don't do pre '45 stuff niow?
ATB
Tom
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Post by tom on Feb 2, 2010 18:01:04 GMT 1
I think the markings mean Kynoch 1939 Semi Armour Piercing Mk I nitro-cellulose or Ballistite propellent  |
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Post by Richard Fisher on Feb 2, 2010 18:30:41 GMT 1
More than likely Tom. Email me the pics and I'll probably take them off your hands if you want. I think they were £15 each when I last bought one.
Rich
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tonye
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Post by tonye on Feb 8, 2011 9:40:22 GMT 1
I can confirm Tom's identification of the FIZ round.
The FIZ was about the commonest loading of the .5 Vickers, together with the FG (Semi-AP Tracer) loads. The RN found that the semi-AP was just as effective as the full armour piercing round but much cheaper to make as it saved on high quality steel. Given the numbers fired by the naval multi-gun installations this was an important strategic consideration.
Regards
TonyE
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