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25-05-15, 13:00
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Mike,
Internet access is a bit tricky where I am and I am sat in a Mc donalds at the moment. I have been researching the 17/25 pdr for quite a while now and have a good archive of pictures including many unseen or publicised so I don't post pictures unless they are already on the net such as the pictures you posted. With the Australian variant being trialled so late on in the war after the temporary British conversions had been dismantled could this be an attempt to create a lightweight 17pdr baring in mind it has a welded carriage it is quite plausible. Just visited the Suffolk regiment memorial at coleville Montgomery. Rob......... rnixartillery 
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25-05-15, 19:44
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Can't say I've ever seen those two on the net, but then, I suppose I haven't looked that closely. They were a couple of examples from a private album I copied many years ago - an officer closely involved in Aust wartime artillery experiments & production.
Mike
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17-07-15, 12:59
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A couple of items fresh in today 17 pdr related, a complete pull back apparatus which needs cleaning up and a pair of ammo boxes which were dug up in Arnhem a couple of years ago ,sadly no more than relics both 44 dated and one has the faint remains of the markings. one of them might possibly clean up a little.
Rob..........................rnixartillery. Last edited by rnixartillery; 27-07-19 at 20:58.
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18-07-15, 18:35
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Great stuff Rob
How long is that steel/looped cable? Nice boxes. See pic. Cheers Rob Fast
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18-07-15, 20:27
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Rob,
I am going away for a few days so I will measure it for you when I get back. I do have a couple with slightly different eyes so I'm assuming it was down to manufacturer.  Rob.....................rnixartillery.
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24-07-15, 21:12
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The pull back cable is 10 feet long ! Rob.....................rnixartillery.
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26-08-16, 18:18
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Its been almost a year since I finished the Pheasant restoration and its taken until today to be able to get the Gun out of the depths of the workshop, And what a big heavy b*~#*@d it is too .
I have taken a few pics and pushed it back in . Another thread put to bed !  Rob.....................rnixartillery. Attachment 84653 Attachment 84654 Attachment 84655 Attachment 84656 Attachment 84657 Last edited by rnixartillery; 27-07-19 at 20:58.
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27-08-16, 09:49
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Amazing result, Rob - very well done!
 It must be the only Pheasant in existence?!? Keep up the good work! Regards, Hanno
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20-02-17, 17:44
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Hi
I am currently writing a book about the 17Pdr. I would like to include a pic or two of the 17/25Pdr Pheasant. Would it be possible for you to provide me with a couple of hires images of your fantastic restored example that I could use?
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28-08-16, 10:54
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29-08-16, 03:25
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On a more serious note, the question of 25pdr AP versus 17 pdr ballistic performance is an interesting one. The crucial part as I understand it is that kinetic energy i.e. hitting power = Mass x Velocity squared. This means that if you double the mass you have doubled the energy but if you double the velocity, energy is vastly more than doubled.
This is the reason that small arms projectiles have reduced in size and weight over the years as propellants improved and muzzle velocities increased. David
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04-09-16, 19:14
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Very nice work Rob.
After blasting off some gunpowder at the castle yesterday we started talking about ordnance on site. One of the managers said she had gone through some old files this past week and found a letter about a gun. When I read it I immediately thought about this thread. Apparantly Dover Castle had a pheasant sitting here for a number of years. No one currently knows its fate so will have to put on my Sherlock hat. The curators only work weekdays so I will be contacting them next week to see if they have the data plates. Enclosed is a copy of the letter, names redacted to protect the innocent.
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