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23-cm Shell

Royal Laboratory · 1866 · lead (metal); bronze (metal); iron (metal); wood (plant material); brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Pointed 23 cm shell. The shell is 67.4 cm long and has a caliber of 226 mm. It has two ringed driving bands for a rifled barrel with six grooves and a fuze hole in the nose, filled with a plug. At the top, a groove for the fuze is provided. This shell is a Common shell MK I 9 inch RML.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

grenade (ammunition)

Credit line23-cm Shell. 1866. Royal Laboratory. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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