Weight: 3.36-tons (3,048-kg)

Length: 13' 9” (4.19-m) barrel length

Width:

Height:

Crew: 6

Caliber: 76.2-mm

Elevation: -6- to +16.5-degrees

Traverse: 60-degrees

Muzzle velocity: 2,900-fps (880-m/s) HE, HEAT

3,950-fps (1,200-m/s) APDS

Armor penetration:

APCBC: 130-mm at 500-m or 119-mm at 1,000-m at a 30-degree angle

APDS: 204-mm at 500-m or 185-mm at 1,000-m at at 30-degree angle

The gun being offered, 17-pdr anti-tank gun on Mk 1 carriage is an older restoration. The paint is in excellent condition. The tires are serviceable and in good condition.

The Ordnance Quick Firing 17-pounder anti-tank gun was developed and produced in Great Britain during World War II. By the end of the war, it was the most powerful anti-tank gun in service with the Western Allies. It was developed in response to the ever-increasing amounts of armor being carried on German tanks. Its predecessor, the QF 6-pounder anti-tank gun had not even gone into production when development of the 17-pounder started in late 1940.

While the gun itself was already in production in mid-1942, the two-wheeled, split trail carriage commonly associated with it was not ready. In order to get the 17-pounder in the field, the 25-pounder Mk 2 field gun carriage was successfully adapted to take the big anti-tank gun. Production of the type referred to as the “Pheasant” began in late-1942 with the first guns arriving in North Africa by the beginning of 1943.

By the time of the Invasion of France in June 1944, the standard Mk 1 carriage was in full use and became the standard heavy British anti-tank gun for the rest of the war. The 17-pounder was adapted for tank and self-propelled gun use as well. Several models of the M4 medium tank were adapted to carry the gun in place of the standard 75-mm cannon. This provided British Commonwealth troops with a potent tank killer. They were also fitted on the American built M10 gun motor carriage in place of its 3-inch anti-tank gun. And finally, the 17-pounder was mounted on a Valentine infantry tank-based tank destroyer called the “Archer”.

The 17-pounder remained in British service until early 1950s when it was replaced by the 120-mm BAT recoilless rifle.

Transport Cost to Storage: $660