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  1. M

    Tidy British 18pdr

    Picked up this little beauty the other day. This has to be the cleanest 18pdr I have seen in a long while. Not like the usual rusty ground dug ones doing the rounds. I would think this was picked up soon after firing judging by the condition and lack of corrosion.
  2. WW1 18pdr British Shell

    WW1 18pdr British Shell

    One of the cleanest 18pdr shells I have seen in a long while. Must have been picked up soon after firing
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  3. WW1 18pdr British Shell

    WW1 18pdr British Shell

    One of the cleanest 18pdr shells I have seen in a long while. Must have been picked up soon after firing
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  4. WW1 18pdr British Shell

    WW1 18pdr British Shell

    One of the cleanest 18pdr shells I have seen in a long while. Must have been picked up soon after firing
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  5. WW1 21cm German Navy Brass Shell Case

    WW1 21cm German Navy Brass Shell Case

    WW1 Dated 21cm German Navy Brass Shell Case
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  6. WW1 21cm German Navy Brass Shell Case

    WW1 21cm German Navy Brass Shell Case

    WW1 Dated 21cm German Navy Brass Shell Case
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  7. WW1 21cm German Navy Brass Shell Case

    WW1 21cm German Navy Brass Shell Case

    WW1 Dated 21cm German Navy Brass Shell Case
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  8. WW1 10.5cm German Naval Shell

    WW1 10.5cm German Naval Shell

    WW1 dated 10.5cm German Navy Shell and Fuze
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  9. WW1 10.5cm German Naval Shell

    WW1 10.5cm German Naval Shell

    WW1 dated 10.5cm German Navy Shell and Fuze
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  10. WW1 10.5cm German Naval Shell

    WW1 10.5cm German Naval Shell

    WW1 dated 10.5cm German Navy Shell and Fuze
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    WW1 Shell Collection at the Hooge Crater Museum near Ypres , Belgium
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    WW1 Shell Collection at the Hooge Crater Museum near Ypres , Belgium
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    dscf6212

    WW1 Shell Collection at the Hooge Crater Museum near Ypres , Belgium
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  14. M

    WW1 10pdr

    WW1 10pdr ( aka Mountain Gun ) with a late model TT fuze. I'm assuming this was used in the opening phase of WW1 maybe by the BEF ? I read that it had a very short service life, being replaced by the 13pdr and 18pdr early on in the war. If there is any more info on this I would be interested...
  15. M

    WW1 Collection

    Nice little WW1 garden feature in France
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    Shell casing from World war 1?

    Hello, I have been having a hard time getting an Idea on this shell casing, My great Grandfather fought in France and was either a tanker ( the loaned out British Mk IV to the U.S. ) Or he was in the 161st which was assigned to the 41st Division, composed of National Guard units from...
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    20mm Hispano Rounds

    Can anyone recommend good on-line resources/links for identifying 20mm Hispano projectiles (e.g. HE, AP, Tracer etc ) Cheers
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