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18 Pounder Shrapnel shell

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CultOfOne

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Hi all

My latest acquisition from Militaria 2015 down at Stoneleigh Park a 1918 dated 18pr Shrapnel shell, together with a transit plug and primer cover.

Can anyone tell me what some of the stamps on the shell mean.

Cheers

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Hi, I'm not sure what the numbers above the drive band are (probably serial/batch numbers) The shell is marked as an 18 pounder Mark 12 made by the Elswick Ordnance Company in 1918 (Normally there is a full date DD/MM/YYYY - But yours only states the year as 18). The case was made by Vickers sons and Maxim in 1917. Nice looking piece.
 
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