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The rest of my images - Apologies for jumping around, now
out of order.
G.S.








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Here is the rather home made Pom Pom belt. I cannot attest to it other than
it has been suggested to be of Boer manufacture -
In it's favour I think it would function, but were there shoratages of these ?
I have no idea where this is now and it was many years ago that I was asked about it.
G.S.








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Hi Gspragge,

Firstly, I am delighted that you have become a member and are contributing to this thread. I regularly consult your excellent posts on the British Ordnance Collectors Network when researching 37 mm projectiles. You are clearly the authority on these shells.

I have been looking for a Begbie/Delfos Pom-pom shell for many years, but still don't have an example. Maybe one day ....

Here is a photograph of the Delfos Bros workshops, with a display of the various fuzes, etc., that they were manufacturing during the ABW. What look like a Gruson and two Pom-pom shells can be seen on the bench on the right (next to a 75 mm Krupp QF round).



.Courtesy of the Transvaal Archive






This high resolution detail of the two shells in the R.E.E. Gell photograph shows the right hand round a little more clearly, and I think an upper centring band is in fact just visible.





And finally, I hope you don't mind me including this excellent close-up you have posted elsewhere, clearly showing the "DELFOS · PRETORIA" markings on your 37 mm fuze (courtesy of Gspragge).




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A small section of a belt from a1pr Maxim pom pom gun.






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What an amazing survivor. Is this in your collection?

Below is a figure from the "Maxim 1½ Inch Automatic Gun" 1893 handbook, showing the belt with the turned up fabric towards the fore-end. The photograph of the Staatsartillerist at Mafeking appears to show a belt without this feature.

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Gspragge, welcome to the forum - hope you will stay!
Can I ask whether Delfos reloaded fired brass pom-pom cartridge cases, and whether they were filled with Ballistite?
They had extensive experience reloading Martini Henry ammunition, as you'll know, but hadn't made a lot of Mauser ammunition before Pretoria fell..
Rob