Boer War Vickers, Sons & Maxim 1 Pounder Pom-Pom 37mm Round (Inert). No International Shipping.

A Boer War 1 Pounder Pom-Pom round in remarkably good condition by Vickers, Sons & Maxim.  Stamped to the base "VS&M".

Courtesy of Wikipedia : The QF 1 Pounder, universally known as the pom-pom due to the sound of its discharge, was a 37 mm British autocannon, the first of its type in the world. Early versions were sold under the Maxim-Nordenfeit label, whereas versions in British service (i.e. from 1900) were labelled Vickers, Sons and Maxim (VS&M), as Vickers had bought out Maxim-Nordenfelt in 1897 -- but they are the same gun. The British government initially rejected the gun but other countries bought it, including the South African Republic (Transvaal) government. In the Second Boer War the British found themselves being fired upon by the Boers with their 37 mm Maxim-Nordenfiet versions using ammunition made in Germany. The Boers' Maxim was also a large calibre, belt-fed, water-cooled machine gun that fired explosive rounds (smokeless ammunition) at 450 rounds per minute.

Vickers-Maxim shipped either 57 or 50 guns out to the British Army in South Africa, with the first three arriving in time for the Battle of Paardeberg of February 1900.  These Mk I versions were mounted on typical field gun type carriages.

Length : 17.5cm

Diameter (base) : 4.5cm