Artillery Shell Casing

Object/Artifact

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Oklahoma National Guard Museum

Name/Title

Artillery Shell Casing

Entry/Object ID

1979.067.001

Description

Last shell fired in the Korean War. 160th Field Artillery

Made/Created

Date made

1945

Time Period

20th Century, Korean War

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Last Round 160th Field Artillery Battalion Saegonbay Korea Fired by Battery A at 272144 1st July 1953 In support of 279th Infantry Regiment

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Shell, Artillery

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shell, Armament

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Ammunition

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Width

5 in

Length

15 in