jeffmorgan
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Hi All, Again i turn to the experts, i cant seem to find an answer to the question " how many shells of all calibers were produced by Britain during World War One " The reason why i ask is - a firearms expert on Antique roadshow whilst inspecting a fuse cap of a British airburst shell claimed that that caliber alone there was produced a few hundred short of a billion, so if that is correct how many of all caliber were manufactured ?
One other interesting fact claimed by the roadshow expert was- early war film footage of the years 1914 and part of 1915 shows not a single soldier with a steel helmet ? a good example is Gallipoli , the change came when the Germans on the western front started to use in great amounts airbursting munitions.
Cheers.
One other interesting fact claimed by the roadshow expert was- early war film footage of the years 1914 and part of 1915 shows not a single soldier with a steel helmet ? a good example is Gallipoli , the change came when the Germans on the western front started to use in great amounts airbursting munitions.
Cheers.