Showing 5 items matching anti-aircraft / naval gun
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Yarrawonga RSL Sub BranchNaval anti-aircraft gun, Firestone tire & rubber, 1943
... Naval anti-aircraft gun...Anti-aircraft / Naval gun..., Mulwala 2647 Yarrawonga high-country Naval anti-aircraft gun Anti ...Anti-aircraft gun from HMAS Shropshire.40mm Bofors serial No 526anti-aircraft / naval gun -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub BranchBritish QF 2 Pounder 40mm Naval (Pom-Pom) Round, 1931 (shell case), 1941 (projectile)
The Ordnance QF (Quick-firing) 2-pounder was a 40mm British autocannon known as the 'pom-pom' and used as an anti-aircraft gun by the Royal Navy. The name came from the sound that the original guns made when firing. This QF 2-pounder is not the same 2 pounder used by the British Army as an anti-tank gun and a tank gun, although they both fired 2 pounds (40mm) projectiles. Brass shell case with iron/steel explosive projectile2 PR 1 1931 CF MF LOT 15anti-tank -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch40mm L60 Bofors Anti-Aircraft Round
The Bofors gun (which fired this round) was designed in the 1930s by AB Bofors, a Swedish arms manufacturer. It proved to be one of the most successful light anti-aircraft guns used during World War II. Apart from being used by most of the Allied forces, captured guns were used by the Germans and Japanese. The Bofors had a rate of fire between 80 - 100 rounds per minute when hand-loaded via 4-round clips. Effective maximum range was approx. 3,800m. On land, the guns were mounted singly on numerous types of chassis whilst Naval guns were either single or dual mountings. A few countries still use the Bofors Gun to this day.Brass case with iron/steel projectile -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub BranchWeapon - 6-Pounder Shell Case, E.C.C, 1942
The Ordnance QF 6-pounder (57mm) 7 cwt was a British anti-tank gun used by both British and Commonwealth forces during World War II. Different versions of the gun were used on tanks, armoured cars and naval vessels. One version - the Molins Gun - was even used on an aircraft. Designed to replace the QF 2-pounder (40mm) it was first used by Australian troops during the El Alamein battles in 1942. The guns were also made in Australia by General Motors Holden who produced 615 of them, delivering the first gun in July 1942. The United States Army also adopted it and called it the 57mm Gun M1. Ammunition was primarily armour-piercing but in March 1944 a high-explosive round was introduced. The shell case shown here would have contained a 2.86kg (6lb 5oz) armour-piercing projectile. Brass Shell CaseOn Base of Cartridge: 6PR 7CWT LOT E.C.C. 236 On central firing disc: No. 15 II 11C 41 115 TH 1- -42 7 1942 F. T -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchMemorabilia - Munition, Trench Art
Pair of trench art candle holders made from Japanese type 96, 25 mm anti aircraft gun ammunition casings. Presumably souvenired by an Australian serviceman during World War ll. These used brass cartridges have been lightly etched or engraved with typical New Guinea designs and the lettering "LAE" and "1943-4". The type 96 was a Japanese built variant of the French Hotchkiss 25mm anti-aircraft gun. The type 96 was designed as a dual-purpose weapon for use against armored vehicles and aircraft, but was primarily used as an anti-aircraft gun in fixed mounts of one to three guns on Imperial Japanese Naval vessels.The cartridges are engraved with typical New Guinea scenes and the word "LAE", one has the date "1943-4".
