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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.
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...
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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