3 inch empty howitzer casing

Object/Artifact

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The Great Bend Museum

Name/Title

3 inch empty howitzer casing

Entry/Object ID

2020.01.311

Description

Empty casing for a 3 inch shrapnel shell for WW1 Howitzer. Shell is empty and has been painted red. Full weight 16lbs - could contain up to 300 lead bullets - shrapnel

Acquisition

Accession

2020.01

Source or Donor

Miscellaneous FIC

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Casing