Stellan,
The British took their time to change over from the L60 to the L70, in fact I think they did not buy any but took out a licence from Bofors and set up a production line. They still had vast stocks of L60 ammunition, which could not chamber in the L70. So they manufactured conversion barrels which fitted the L70 but would take the L60 rounds, to use them up during training.
My Bofors is a mongrel. It started life as a Mk3 on a platform Mk2, but was 'upgraded' to a No.12 ( Bristol Bofors ) after the war.
Two were brought over to Malta in the 60's as props for war films, and abandoned at the film studios. One was later given to the War Museum, and the other was disposed of,eventually ending in my hands. I de-modified it back to original, as most of the added-on stuff was beyond restoration. I had to make up many parts, so I will never claim it to be original.
I will post some pics in the future. All data plates were missing, probably removed as part of the demilitarization process, so I can't give date or gun number.
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