Weapon - 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.

Ordnance QF 6-pounder

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1917 Dated Inert 6 Pounder Shell Case and Head in Ammunition

WW2 6 Pounder Shell - De-activated and Antique Guns, Munitions and

Ordnance QF 6-pounder

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A WWII Second World War British Ordnance Quick-Firing 6 Pounder

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