Shell casing fragments

Object number@OPI
TitleShell casing fragments
DescriptionFragments of various shell casings, including part of the nose of a shell including the thread for a detonator, and part of a grapeshot round that would have been contained within a shell casing.
Fragments such as these would have caused extensive damage to personell. When a shell detonated, fragments were thrown out at hundreds of miles an hour across a radius much larger than the actual explosion area.
Production periodTwentieth century
Object nameShell case
Object categoryMILITARY
MaterialIron
Dimensions
- Box Length: 18 cm
Box Width: 7.5 cm
Box Depth: 4.5 cm