WW2 1939 STAMPED 3.7 INCH (94MM) CALIBRE BRITISH ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN SHELL CASING WITH PRIMER CAP MADE ASHTRAY

AN BRASS ASHTRAY WITH LOTS OF HISTORY ATTACHED TO IT.
MADE OUT OF A LARGE 3.7 INCH (94MM) CALIBER BRITISH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN SHELL CASING. HAS PRIMER CAP IN TACT.

(WHOLE ORIGINAL SHELL CASING WAS 67.5CM HIGH AND WEIGHS AROUND 5KG WITH 94MM DIAMETER AT TOP AND 133MM DIAMETER AT BASE)
IT WAS USED BY THE BRITISH 3.7 INCH INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS.

DATED 1939 WHICH WAS AT THE START OF WORLD WAR 2.
 
STAMPED AT BASE:
3.7 INCH GUNS BRITISH 94MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN
I DONT KNOW
CF CHARGE LOADED WITH CORDITE
BROAD ARROW - BRITISH MILITARY ACCEPTANCE / PROPERTY MARK
RLB MANUFACTURERS DETAILS Royal Ordnance Factory Birtley, Newcastle
LOT 428 - MANUFACTURERS LOT NUMBER
OO ARROW DONT KNOW
1939 DATE OF PRODUCTION WORLD WAR 2
 
SIZE: 133MM DIAMETER 3CM HIGH WEIGHT 1,47KG
CONDITION: GOOD CONDITION.
 
THE QF 3.7 INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS:
The QF (Quick Firing) 3.7-inch AA (Anti Aircraft) was Britain's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun during World War II. It had a slightly larger calibre of 3.7 inches, approximately 94 mm instead of the standard 90mm at that time. Production began in 1937 and it was used throughout World War II in all theatres except the Eastern Front. It remained in use after the war until AA guns were replaced by guided missiles beginning in 1957.
The gun was produced in two versions, one mobile and another fixed. Our shell casing was used on MK 1-3 (different barrel lengths) fixed and mobile platform Anti Aircraft guns.
 
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