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18 pounder round 1915 dated

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Original British made Quick Firing 18 pounder unfired projectile marked Q.F. 18 Pr., Mk V projectile, Forged Steel (FS). Maker is S.& R. , one of the many subcontractors manufacturing parts for artillery shells during WW1. Dated Dec. 18, 1915 (18  12  15). Empty shrapnel projectile with pusher plate clanging about freely inside the empty projectile. Fuze is a fired No. 80 time and percussion dated 2/16 with aluminum nose, nicely marked and researchable. Brass case is in very good condition, well marked and dated December 1915 (12/15)/ Empty and inert.

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Original British made Quick Firing 18 pounder unfired projectile marked Q.F. 18 Pr., Mk V projectile, Forged Steel (FS). Maker is S.& R. , one of the many subcontractors manufacturing parts for artillery shells during WW1. Dated Dec. 18, 1915 (18  12  15). Empty shrapnel projectile with pusher plate clanging about freely inside the empty projectile. Fuze is a fired No. 80 time and percussion dated 2/16 with aluminum nose, nicely marked and researchable. Brass case is in very good condition, well marked and dated December 1915 (12/15)/ Empty and inert.