Original British 1858 Armstrong Breech Loading Smooth Cannon Shell Hand Select:Yes Map of Rome

Map of Rome

which could be filled with various materials

What a find

This set is offered for display only

each comes in nearly un-issued or restored condition with new leather liner and each of course has massive comb on top and impressive front plate badge showing crossed fire axes

Original British 1858 Armstrong Breech Loading Smooth Cannon Shell Hand Select:Yes Map of RomeOriginal Item: Nearly 150 years old these are Rare Projectiles for Armstrong Breech Loading Cannon. You probably know this already, but shell refers to a hollow iron or steel projectile, which could be filled with various materials. Common shells were filled with explosives and provided with a fuse to detonate them. Now, we call them explosive shell or, if the filling is a modern explosive instead of black powder, high explosive (HE) shell. The 1800s