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18-cm Shell
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18-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 18 cm shell. The shell is 51 cm long and has a caliber of 176 mm. It has two ringed screwed driving bands for a rifled barrel with three grooves and a fuze hole. At the top, three shallow holes for the fuze are provided.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
chestgrenade (ammunition)
Credit line18-cm Shell. 1866. Royal Laboratory. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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