case, shell, decorated, case, shell
Accession Number
NAM.1973-12-30-1
Description
Shell case with an applied helmet plate of the British Guiana Militia, 1918 (c). 4.7 inch shell case from a coast defence artillery shell. Brass case, stamped ‘BSA/ P F’ and manufactured by the Birmingham Small Arms Company, decorated 1918 (c). The 4.7-inch Quick Firing (QF) Gun was one of the standard calibre guns employed for coastal defence across the British Empire from the 1890s. Associated with World War One (1914-1918).
Campaigns
World War One (1914-1918)