30mm Rarden AFV Brass Shell Case & Projectile post 1944 manufactured in Sheffield and issued

manufactured in Sheffield and issued during Britain's post-war operations in the Far East

Packaged in a compact

These clips were a small but vital part of the complex logistics and safety procedures surrounding artillery use in the trenches

The British War Medal

These rounds are original

30mm Rarden AFV Brass Shell Case & Projectile post 1944 manufactured in Sheffield and issuedThe cartridge case used is 170mm in length, and is based on the Hispano Suiza 831 L round. Unlike the belt fed or drum fed systems on many vehicle weapons, Rarden is loaded manually with three round clips. Each three round clip is loaded into the magazine as a unit, similar to the 5 round clips of the Bofors 40 mm cannon. The magazine can hold two 3 round clips at a time. This limits its capacity to fire in automatic mode to 6 rounds. The Rarden gun