Name/Title
1899-1902 British Army (Royal Field Artillery) one-pounder quick-firing gun shell casing/projectileEntry/Object ID
1983.2.1Description
1899-1902 British Army (Royal Field Artillery) one-pounder quick-firing gun shell casing/projectile. Cylindrical, drawn brass, rimmed shell casing, copper primer. Tapered cylindrical black/brown steel projectile, two copper driving bands at base, solid brass filling plug.Made/Created
Date made
1899 - 1902Notes
Date: 1899Inscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
Accession number on casing rim. Stamped into loading plug: "V.S.M." Etched into projectile: "Transvaal. South Africa. 1901."Dimensions
Length
16.2 cmDiameter
4.4 cm
