WW2 1944 British Dated 20mm Oerikon Ammunition Shell Casing Spode Serving The projectile features a distinctive

The projectile features a distinctive marking code "CY 85 PRAC 42" indicating its specifications and manufacturing details

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Spode Persia - Green - Y8018 Dinner Plate

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WW2 1944 British Dated 20mm Oerikon Ammunition Shell Casing Spode Serving The projectile features a distinctiveThis particular 20mm casing was manufactured in RG Radway Green The OeZ marking means Oerlikon, Loaded with Nitrocellulose powder. This maring was used to differentiate the semi rimmed Oerlikon rounds with the similar looking (but not interchangeable) 20m Hispano. In British service, a Z stamped on the base of a case 20mm or below in calibre indicates that the case is loaded with nitrocellulose flake powder. This is opposed to the typical British