Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - TRENCH ART, CANNON SHELL, 1916
... ...18 Pdr cannon shell...Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields Trench Art 18 Pdr cannon shell WW1 On the base: “18 PDR II 1916 HKS 16-12-1 GF” 18 Pounder cannon shell that has been finely hammered with a foliage pattern. ...
18 Pounder cannon shell that has been finely hammered with a foliage pattern. Most of the artisan's work is covered with paint. The neck of the shell has been beaten to form a hollow with a raised and flared rim. It has been roughly painted with a gold paint that has partly disappeared.On the base: “18 PDR II 1916 HKS 16-12-1 GF”trench art, 18 pdr cannon shell, ww1