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57mm & 6 pdr AP/APC Rounds?


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Was it done in WW2 to match British 6 pdr casings with U.S. Ordnance 57mm projos or U.S. 57mm casings with British 6 pdr projos? 

 

The reason I ask is I have a 1943 U.S 57mm m86 APC round and need to know if I could mate" it with a British 6 pdr casing?  Would this have been a reasonable combination seen during WW2?

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From the experts “The UK projectile has the stamps on the projectile body.
USA projectiles have the drive bands stamped with the type/year. Looks similar but not the same.” 

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Yes, thanks for confirming the different locations of the markings.  What I still need to confirm or refute is if the British 6 pdr projectiles were ever placed in U.S. 57mm m26 casings or if US 57mm m86 projectiles were placed in British 6 pdr casings.  That is during the 1940-45 period.

 

John  

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