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part of field gun ?


chindit

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hi, got this brass ring , well sort of a top hat shape but with the brim turned in,about 6 inch inside open one end thick ring the other end comeing in to 4 1/4 inch. as a kid i was told it came from a field gun ,got the arrow, also a arrow over a p ,also NM41 and AN1604 any ideas ? chindit

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also a arrow over a p ,also NM41 and AN1604 any ideas ? chindit

 

Missed "a p" do you mean "AP"? If so that suggests Admiralty Pattern

 

As it happens checking the NSN it has both Army & RN usage. In RN usage the reference given is NOD3138-501, perhaps the stores reference of the Naval Ordnance Department?

 

I can't get any leads on NM41.

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Does it look like the bit in this sectional drawing? If it does it's a Bofors recuperator sleeve. And the number AN1604 is very close to another bit of the recuperator spring fittings which I've got, AN1606, so I'm pretty sure that's what it is.

 

The 41 in NM41 will be the year of manufacture.

 

If it's a Bofors bit, can I have it? I need one for a spare barrel that we've just got for the museum's C9/B. PLEEEEEASE! PLEEEEEEEEEEEASE!

Recuperator sleeve.jpg

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