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Originally Posted by Texas Star
I do feel that more than five-inch barrels were accepted by British and other nations after 1940, but have no exact details or proof.
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I don't think there is any doubt at all about that. It is an established fact that some 6" guns went to SA and other places.
All I was pointing out was that October, 1940, seems to be the date that the UK expressed its desire to standardize barrel length at 5".