Original British 1858 Armstrong Breech Loading Smooth Cannon Shell Hand Select:Yes each comes in nearly un-issued

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

What a find

Original Item: Just released from British Stores

which could be filled with various materials

The serial number no doubt refers to the individual soldier

Original British 1858 Armstrong Breech Loading Smooth Cannon Shell Hand Select:Yes each comes in nearly un-issuedOriginal 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