Dean collection, refer Cat No 4575PThis assembly is in the shape of a small cannon shell with projectile. 1. The base is shaped like a cannon shell. Inside is a ring to butt your ashes. It is made of a metal, the coating of which is pock marked. 2. The centre piece is tapered from 5 cm down to 3 cm. Underneath it is the fuel charging socket. On top is the flint button and fire hole. 3, The nose cone is shaped like an A.P. projectile. It tapers from 3 cm to a point.The base of the shell has "CHNA 1953.9. 1-7".war, smoking

David Waterston, refer Cat No 2410 for service details.Warning Unexploded Projectiles. Frame black painted metal, poster has red and black printed instructions on beige background. Small white label at top of frame contains information in black print.On the back board - handwritten in red felt tip pen "The Tree Warning Poster/ was printed the same month/as the battle of Long Tan/ (18 Aug 1966 SVN) D Coy 6 RAR.documents - posters, frame accessories, signs- warnings

Early smooth bore firearm projectile referred to as a 'Minie Ball' found at the site of the American Civil War battle of Chancellorsville. This is a type of musket ball used in the Civil War period 1861 to 1865.war, ball, projectile, minie, civil

Classed as trench art.Cheese and butter knife made from a .303 calibre round with a blade attached at projectile end. Small engraving on both sides of the blade. Has been chrome planted. Trench art item.“MF W1 1942”trench art, memorabilia

Item belonged to Mrs Eileen Pascoes father Arthur Castleton Clarke VX79039. He enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 5.5.42 and on discharge from the Army he was a Sapper in No 20 Australian Maintenance PL RAE. Refer 528.2, 530, 531. Her Grandfather William David Maher No 68 enlisted in the AIF 10.9.14 in the 8th L.H Regt A Sqd. Embarked for overseas 25.2.15 then for Gallipoli 16.5.15. He was hospitalised 5 times including Dysentry, Malaria and Pnuemonia. He was discharged from the AIF on 23.3.19. Refer 529, 533.2. All items referred to are Trench Art.Ashtray, brass, silver/chrome plated. Base is from a possible 4" Shell with 3 'U' shaped metal pieces to hold cigarettes. The centre piece is a possible .50 cal round projectile.arms - ammunition, metalcraft - brassware?, smoking accessories, trench art

.1) Heavy wooden base length 38 cm - stand. .2) 20 mm cannon cartridge - fired. Rimless. .3) 20 mm cannon cartridge - fired. Rimless. .4) 37mm cannon cartridge - fired. Rimless. Copper driving band of projectile stamped = Lot 766-9-1941-DP-37mm M54. .5) 37 mm cannon cartridge - fired. Rimmed. Copper driving band of projectile stamped = Lot 768-9-1941-DP-37mm M54.arms - ammunition, cartridges

This is a metallic, disintegrating link, designed to hold cartridges and feed them through a belt-fed firearm. The cartridges in this link are blanks, and contained no projectiles. It was likely used on a firing range for training purposes.Belt of expended 5.56mm blank cartridges. Brass cartridges are clipped into metal belt.Lot number details - ADI 03 F3link, belt-fed, ammunition, blank

Item in the collection re Wing Commander Leonard Bacon OBE. Refer Cat No. 7510.2 for his extensive service history. Two casings of .50 Calibre bullets mounted on a metal base. Casings include lead projectile at the end. Metal base is round with 3 layers like a plinth and comes to a point at the end for the lead bullet.trench art, souvenirs

British Hotchkiss/Nordenfelt 37mm Armour piecing high explosive with base fuse projectile.(APHE) This is links for more information-: http://oldbritishguns.com/the-37mm-hotchkiss-revolving-cannon- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armor-piercing_shell#First_World_War_eraN89 N We believe these were the inspection numbers.

Solid steel anti tank projectile with copper firing band from Centurion tank. Base has a large external threaded section. Centre has a burnt out and corroded hole. Practice round, has been fired.arms-ammunition-projectiles, military history-army

Large sign Crater Analysis Examination. the bearing from which the shell/rocket arrived. the angle of descent - collect fragments, so what type of projectile. sign has mortars, shell fragments attached. Sign is yellow background with black writing on it.Crater Analysis Examinationcrater analysis sign, sign

Made by Albert Henry Rogers who served in the British Army during WW1, the grandfather of the donor. It was made as a symbol of hope as receiving letters from home gave them hope. Hence the bullet made into a letter opener is a symbol of something made to kill into something to give hope. (Transcribed from the donor's description)Small letter opener consisting of a handle made from a .303 bullet and a blade made from an unknown metal. The projectile has been split in half lengthways and the blade soldered in. The markings on the cartridge indicate that it is a Mk VII cartridge manufactured by the Royal Laboratory in 1917.Both sides of the blade have decorative engraving on them. The left side has "ARRAS" engraved on it and the right side has "1918 YPRES" engraved on it. The base of the cartridge is marked R^L 17 and VII.ypres, arras, world war 1

2 x 12.7mm rounds ( .50 cal ) with projectiles attached. One has been put into a tap and dye and has a threadded head, possibly for ysing as a second cocking handle on a Browning M2 MG, the other has had the base sanded to remove any markings SL 4 ? inert 400 june 94 wark vc club, ammunition, 12.7mm, m2, 50 cal, inert

P.I.A.T. practice projectile. 380mm x 85mm, tin, 4 tail fins surrounded by metal band band 80mm diameter, cylindrical shaft 190mm length 30mm diameter housing propellent, explosive housing 380mm diameter, 190mm from top of shaft to detonator cap. Yellow band half way up explosive housing signifying practice round. "INERT" on explosive housing. "LOT 532" on tail fin "H&S" on tail fin

In 1970 the US M29 81mm mortar replaced the British 3-inch mortar which had been used by Australian forces since WW2 .The Australian designation is F2 81mm Mortar. It remains in use today. Maximum range is approx. 3,600m with the 4.27kg M362A1 projectile. Effective bursting area is approx. 34m in diameter.81mm Mortar bomb of steel and cast-iron construction with 6 tail vanes. The example shown here is a High Explosive bomb with a dummy fuse.Dummy Fuse A66 81mm 362A1 N63(4 H.E.S 1-HX-7-L&S/V- 66-M141mortar

This box held two rounds of 76mm Arm DC. These rounds were used in guns mounted on either Saladin Armoured cars, or, Fire Support Vehicle A.P.C. M113 in Vietnam. They used the L17A3 in practise. The projectile was filled with a mixture of explosives ROX and TNT for better blast effect. The rounds came assembled as quick firing in a cardboard tube, 2 tubes to a crate (Box). These rounds were packed at Saint Mary's, NSW, December 1968, Data supplied by the R.A.A.H.C. Part of the collection of William (Bill) Thomason. Refer Cat No 4136P for more items.This is a wooden box. It has rope handles at each end. It has 2 metal hinges and it has a metal closing clip. It has 2 pieces of timber affixed across the top. The box is painted drab olive. The box is made out of five ply. Inside is empty and there are two nylon straps fixed to front wall.On left end (stamped) "PRIM 15/5 24 MY-9-88" Top - "76mm H.E" Right end - "26B - MY 12-88 25.4 Kg 0.03 M3" Front - "2 Cart 76mm HE/T 1 24A3 F20 L17. 2 CNTR RDX/TNT 26B- MY-12-88T FU2 L17A4 70MY-12-88"ammunition storage, equipment

A flare, also sometimes called a fusee, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a bright light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are used for distress signalling, illumination, communication or defensive countermeasures in civilian and military applications. Flares may be ground pyrotechnics, projectile pyrotechnics, or parachute-suspended to provide maximum illumination time over a large area. Projectile pyrotechnics may be dropped from aircraft, fired from rocket or artillery, or deployed by flare guns or hand held percussive tubes. Signalling flares have been in use by all branches of the military services since the 1920s also by the maritime services to signal other ships or for distress purposes. The earliest recorded use of gunpowder for signalling purposes was the 'signal bomb' used by the Chinese Song Dynasty as the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty besieged Yangzhou in 1276. These soft-shelled bombs, timed to explode in mid-air, were used to send messages to a detachment of troops far in the distance. Another mention of the signal bomb appears in a text dating from 1293 requesting their collection from those still stored in Zhejiang. A signal gun appears in Korea by 1600. The (Wu I Thu Phu Thung Chih or Illustrated Military Encyclopedia) written in 1791 depicts a signal gun in an illustration. The item was used to carry and store flares for signalling use as the inscription on the canvas cover suggests. Given the method of storing flares is in a wicker basket that is non conducting of an electrical charge that may accidentally set of explosive materials. The writer assumes the basket was used from the early 20th century and most likely by maritime or military services to store it's flares.Basket cane square with metal locks & rope handles each end. Canvas reinforced on vertical sides with a canvas cover on top. Canvas cover has leather straps. Stencilled on canvas in white paint "SIGNALLING STORES" flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, basket, cane basket, signalling stores

The Ordnance QF 6-pounder (57mm) 7 cwt was a British anti-tank gun used by both British and Commonwealth forces during World War II. Different versions of the gun were used on tanks, armoured cars and naval vessels. One version - the Molins Gun - was even used on an aircraft. Designed to replace the QF 2-pounder (40mm) it was first used by Australian troops during the El Alamein battles in 1942. The guns were also made in Australia by General Motors Holden who produced 615 of them, delivering the first gun in July 1942. The United States Army also adopted it and called it the 57mm Gun M1. Ammunition was primarily armour-piercing but in March 1944 a high-explosive round was introduced. The shell case shown here would have contained a 2.86kg (6lb 5oz) armour-piercing projectile. Brass Shell CaseOn Base of Cartridge: 6PR 7CWT LOT E.C.C. 236 On central firing disc: No. 15 II 11C 41 115 TH 1- -42 7 1942 F. T

Trench art desk set consisting of a wooden base with two inkwells, a pen rest and an ornate carrying handle. The two inkwells have been made from fuse fittings removed from 18 pounder artillery projectiles. The fittings have been modified to enable the tip to hinge open revealing an ink well. The bottom of the wells has been sealed by inserting coins, one well has a British halfpenny coin and the other has a French five centimes coin. The item is of World War 1 origin and has a small shield attached with the inscription "FRANCE 1916-7 BELGIUM"There is a shield with the inscription "FRANCE 1916-7 BELGIUM".

A harpoon is a long spear-like instrument used in fishing, whaling, sealing and other marine hunting to catch large fish or marine mammals such as whales. It accomplishes this task by impaling the target animal and securing it with barb or toggling claws, allowing the fishermen to use a rope or chain attached to the projectile to catch the animal. The earliest known harpoons, have been recorded as having been made and used 90,000 years ago. In the early whaling industry the two flue harpoon was the primary weapon used around the world. This two fluke harpoon tended to penetrate no deeper than the soft outer layer of a whales blubber. Thus it was often possible for the whale to escape by struggling or swimming away forcefully enough to pull the shallowly embedded barbs out backwards. This flaw was corrected in the early nineteenth century with the creation of the one fluke harpoon. By removing one of the flukes, the head of the harpoon was narrowed, making it easier for it to penetrate deep enough to hold fast. In the Arctic, the indigenous people used the more advanced toggling harpoon design and by the mid-19th century, the toggling harpoon was adapted by Lewis Temple, using iron. The Temple toggle was widely used, and quickly came to dominate the whaling industry around the world.A hand forged harpoon demonstrating the blacksmiths art for fashioning an item used during the early 19th century in the significant industry of whaling. Used during a time when the world depended on the natural resources derived from whales, oil for lighting, lubrication, margarine, candles, soaps and cosmetics as well as the use of the whales bones for various other items such as corsets, umbrellas,fertiliser and animal feed. The item is significant as it was probably made between 1820-1850 after which a single fluke and toggle harpoon began to be use extensively in the whaling industry. Also coming in to general use was a black powder gun to fire the harpoon rather than the early type that had to be manually thrown by a mariner from a row boat of which the subject item is an example.Hand forged double fluke steel whaling harpoon with an arrowhead tip atop a square shank that tapers to a narrow round shaft with a split metal cone to accommodate a wooden harpoon pole.Noneharpoon, whaling, whaling harpoon, fishing industry, whales, flukes, lewis temple, marine technology, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road

Ammunition shell was used in a 40 lb Armstrong Rifled Breach Loading (RBL) Gun. It does not contain explosives because the projectile and explosive were separate items. The Armstrong 40 lb BL Gun There were 4 x 40lb Armstrong (RBL) Guns issued to the Ham and Beef Battery at Hastings Victoria. After the Hastings Battery field artillery disbanded, the 4 Guns were transferred from the Hastings Battery to the Warrnambool Battery field artillery in 1904. (There is a photograph of one of these guns on its carriage, pictured in front of the Orderly room (Drill Hall) at Warrnambool, which is now the Library of South West TAFE). The 40lb Armstrong Guns were recalled back to Melbourne when the government issued the updated 4.7inch QF (Quick Firing) Naval Guns, mounted on carriages, to the Warrnambool Garrison Artillery 1907. The Hastings Museum today holds one of the original 40lb Armstrong RBL guns that were at first at Hastings and then Warrnambool, evidenced by tracing the numbers on that gun. This gun has now been restored. Surviving 40 lb Armstrong BL Guns in Australia The Hastings Museum has restored one of the Guns that was at Hastings and then from 1904-1907 in Warrnambool. This Gun is now on display at the Hastings Museum.This ammunition shell from a 40lb Armstrong RBL gun is very significant because of its association with the Warrnambool Battery Field Artillery in the early 1904-1907. It is known that the original 40lb Armstrong RBL gun used in Warrnambool is now restored and on display at the Hastings Museum.Ammunition shell from a 40Ib Armstrong Rifled Breach loading (RBL) Gun. Metal bullet-shaped object, flat base, tapering to cone-shaped tip. Parallel equidistant ridges run from outer edge of base to position where cone shape begins. Tip has a square-shaped hole in the centre and has a very uneven surface. Base has corrosion and metal is flaking away. Does not contain explosives. Remnants of white paint-like substance in several places. From the Hastings, Victoria, area. Late 19th - early 20th century.flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, ammunition shell, 40 lb, war equipment, hasting battery field, defence of warrnambool

The Bofors 40 mm gun, often referred to simply as the Bofors gun, is an anti-aircraft/multi-purpose autocannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft systems during World War II, used by most of the western Allies as well as by the Axis powers. The shells were manufactured according to a British design after it was discovered that the Swedish shells had much too sensitive a contact fuse, "which functioned on impact with rain drops". Although the shells could nominally reach out to 11,000 yards (10,000 meters), almost all the shells manufactured had self-destroying tracers that detonated the rounds at a range of 4000-5000 yards (3700-4600 meters.) This helped prevent friendly fire incidents or other collateral damage. In addition to the TNT bursting charge, the shell contained a pellet of powdered magnesium and aluminum as an incendiary. Production of ammunition peaked at 12 million rounds per month in the winter of 1944. Ammunition type Contact fused HE/incendiary fixed shell. AP shells were also available. Projectile weight 1.985 lb 0.80 kg Velocity 2890 feet/s 881 m/s Maximum elevation 90 degrees Range 11,000 yards 10,000 meters Altitude 22,800 feet 6950 meters Rate of fire 120 rounds per minuteCollected by Norman Hall D.J Hall 17455 RAN2 shells (complete) for a Bofors 40mm Anti Aircraft Gun used by the R.A.N.See Imagesbofors 40 mm, anti aircraft gun, shell, r.a.n. bofors gun, world war ii, wwii, norman hall

Ammunition shell was used in a 40 lb Armstrong Rifled Breach Loading (RBL) Gun. The shell was fired into Westernport Bay by the Hastings Battery Field Artillery in late 1800’s or early 1900’s. It was recovered by divers in recent times. It does not contain explosives because the projectile and explosive were separate items. The Armstrong 40 lb BL Gun There were 4 x 40lb Armstrong (RBL) Guns issued to the Ham and Beef Battery at Hastings Victoria. After the Hastings Battery field artillery disbanded, the 4 Guns were transferred from the Hastings Battery to the Warrnambool Battery field artillery in 1904. (There is a photograph of one of these guns on its carriage, pictured in front of the Orderly room (Drill Hall) at Warrnambool, which is now the Library of South West TAFE). The 40lb Armstrong Guns were recalled back to Melbourne when the government issued the updated 4.7inch QF (Quick Firing) Naval Guns, mounted on carriages, to the Warrnambool Garrison Artillery 1907. The Hastings Museum today holds one of the original 40lb Armstrong RBL guns that were at first at Hastings and then Warrnambool, evidenced by tracing the numbers on that gun. This gun has now been restored. Surviving 40 lb Armstrong BL Guns in Australia The Hastings Museum has restored one of the Guns that was at Hastings and then from 1904-1907 in Warrnambool. This Gun is now on display at the Hastings Museum. This ammunition shell from a 40lb Armstrong RBL gun is very significant because of its association with the Warrnambool Battery Field Artillery in the early 1904-1907. It is known that the original 40lb Armstrong RBL gun used in Warrnambool is now restored and on display at the Hastings Museum. Ammunition shell from a 40Ib Armstrong Rifled Breach loading (RBL) Gun. Metal bullet-shaped object, flat base, tapering to cone-shaped tip. Parallel equidistant ridges run from outer edge of base to position where cone shape begins. Tip has a square-shaped hole in the centre and has a very uneven surface. Base has corrosion and metal is flaking away. Does not contain explosives. Remnants of white paint-like substance in several places. From the Hastings, Victoria, area. Late 19th - early 20th century.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, ammunition shell, 40 lb armstrong rbl gun, volunteer corps, war equipment, defence forces, warrnambool bettery field artillery, hastings battery field artillery, defence of warrnambool