clip, ammunition, Mauser, .300 in, clip, ammunition
Accession Number
NAM.1956-02-889-1
Description
Clip of .300 in ‘poisoned’ Mauser ammunition, 1896. Labelled as ‘No 6 Boer Mauser ammunition (poisoned) at Warenton, Cape Colony, 5 May 1900’. Made on contract to Deutsche Waffen Munitions-fabriken in Argentina. Nickel plated bullets covered in green paint (?) and paraffin wax, with brass cases. Associated with Boer War (1899-1902).
Campaigns
Boer War (1899-1902)
Units