4.5 inch Projectile

[Willy Nelson]

Evening all
Approximately 13 months ago, A mate asked me to turn him a Jarrah Projectile to fit into an old 4.5 inch cartridge case. I forgot all about it until he reminded me, quire recently, so here is. I textured the driving band (Robert Sorby-Sprialling) to give it the appearance it had been fired and grooves imparted onto it by the rifling and the fuse area (Robert Sorby Texturing) to make it stand out.
Cheers
Willy (ex Gunbuster and armourer)
Jarrahland

[dr4g0nfly]

4.5 inch, now that is an old calibre, we only have them on Naval guns these days, not been used by the UK forces for a very long time.

Looking good though, especially the attention to detail in the driving band.

eh... the beasty I look after (https://www.google.co.uk/search?num=10&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1318&bih=779&q=as90+self-propelled+gun&oq=AS90&gs_l=img.3.1.0l6j0i5j0i24j0i10i24j0i24.1049.1678.0.3636.4.4.0.0.0.0.171.534.0j4.4.0...0.0...1ac.1.DN51UTVfEuM)

[chuck1]

what a great idea! very cool!

[Willy Nelson]

4.5 inch, now that is an old calibre, we only have them on Naval guns these days, not been used by the UK forces for a very long time.

Looking good though, especially the attention to detail in the driving band.

eh... the beasty I look after (https://www.google.co.uk/search?num=10&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1318&bih=779&q=as90+self-propelled+gun&oq=AS90&gs_l=img.3.1.0l6j0i5j0i24j0i10i24j0i24.1049.1678.0.3636.4.4.0.0.0.0.171.534.0j4.4.0...0.0...1ac.1.DN51UTVfEuM)


Sorry mate, 4.5 is a modern calibre for mostly UK, if not Commonwealth vessels. We used to have the 4.5 inch Mod 6 double barrelled mounts on our old Destroyer Escorts. We now run 76mm (3 inch) and 127mm (5 inch). The Royal Navy still has 4.5, but in their newer Mod 8 single barrel weapons

Sincerely
Willy

PS I just clicked your link, Nice Beasty SPH AS 90, Hmmm, I like Guns

[dr4g0nfly]

Sorry mate, 4.5 is a modern calibre for mostly UK, if not Commonwealth vessels.

Willy,

I did say 'we only have them on Naval guns these days'

[Jonzjob]

Nice bit tof turning there mate!

Dragonfly do you have any trouble parking that monster in Bristol?

[RETIRED]

Nice bit tof turning there mate!

Dragonfly do you have any trouble parking that monster in Bristol?None at all. :roflmao:

[dr4g0nfly]

do you have any trouble parking that monster in Bristol?

Like says 'None at all!'

I don't drive it, I'm (now) the civvy support at our MoD, your equivalent is the Russell Office buildings in Canberra - the place with the 'Budgie on a Stick!'

[China]

4.5 inch is quite common over here we use it for pig hunting

[Jonzjob]

There's 2 here you could practice on me awd China :D :D :D

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[HazzaB]

Hey Willy,

really cool, I like that, :-)

HazzaB