My Mum worked in a Bedford truck factory, stripping and rebuilding clapped out engines for the Army. She showed me how to fit new big ends and pistons and re-time the valve gear on my old Hillman Minx! 😉
She's still goin' strong at 93 😊
Cheers Doug 😎

I vaguely remember my mum saying that she worked in a factory in Birmingham during the war making something for pop-poms. She had no idea what is was or what it did!

Chris

Yep, 40x158mm 👍
BTW attached a pic of 8 barrel Pom Pom, fearsome loading mechanism 😲

Asked my dad to measure the one he has (dud)in his collection of odds and sods so the dimensions are in imperial
1 5/8" dia x 6 1/4" length this is the one from a pompom gun .

Cheers Marky

No idea! I was asked by a fellow club member if I could find out the details of a 2 pounder.

What on Earth you trying to make on here then?

Ah! Will have to pass your info back up the chain. Thanks.

Chris

Hi Chris,
Which one??
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance_QF_2-pounder
40x304 mm
or
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QF_2-pounder_naval_gun
40x158mm, the 'Pom Pom' 😉
Cheers Doug 😎