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WW1 18 -Pounder Artillery Shell 1918 Complete, and Inscribed ,York & Lancaster Regiment.
WW1 18 Pounder Artillery Shell 1918 Complete and Inscribed York & Lancaster Regiment
Presented to 16th Battn York & Lancaster Regiment F.W.P
in recognition of the Patriotic Spirit which prompted the members of their War Savings Assc to invest £2000 towards the cost of the War 1914-1919
The inscribed shell-case, 1918 dated , it’s condition has a slight split to top (see photo’s), The shell itself has a un-screwable brass fuse, and is in clean condition.
The 18-pounder field gun was the standard field artillery piece of all Commonwealth armies during the First World War. The shell weighed about 8 kilograms (18.5 pounds) and had a maximum range of 8,500 metres. They could be filled with high explosive, shrapnel, poison gas, incendiary, or smoke.
WW1 18-pounder Artillery Shell 1918 complete
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WW1 18 Pounder Artillery Shell 1918 Complete and Inscribed York & Lancaster Regiment
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