Original British Boer War Inert BL 15-Pounder Gun Shrapnel Projectile “Fired At Stormberg” - As Featured In Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” Page 20 German Field Gear It was also the immediate

It was also the immediate predecessor to the Legendary Model 1897 Shotgun

Maufre de Klingenthal Coulaux & Cie It is also proof marked with crown over D and a B indicating that it was made in 1850 and used in the Crimea or the American Civil War a few years later

and contributing to the He 177 gaining nicknames from Luftwaffe aircrew such as Reichsfeuerzeug ("Reich's lighter") or Luftwaffenfeuerzeug ("Air Force lighter")

it was painted over with a tan color at some point

Original British Boer War Inert BL 15-Pounder Gun Shrapnel Projectile “Fired At Stormberg” - As Featured In Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” Page 20 German Field Gear It was also the immediateOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of an Inert BATF compliant Boer War era British 15 Pounder artillery shell. The shell has an applied brass plaque that states the shell was fired at Stormberg and does not appear to have detonated. The Battle of Stormberg was the first British defeat of Black Week, in which three successive British forces were defeated by Boer irregulars in the Second Boer War. Unloaded or dummy grenades,