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Artillery shell case
Marks or Labelsl'inscription: "Shell casing from one of the first rounds fired in Canada/from a Centurion tank/presented to H.Q. 20 Armd Bde/by lt. Col. HW Hagey, O.C. 202 Base WKsp R.E.C.M.E./Nov. 1953" marques: sur l'obus (pochoir): "20 PR MK II 'T' L15 CR 553" sous le bas de la douille: "20PR MKI/LOT 2 VAEL RW1 1946, CF et controles (voir fiche de catalogue) etc." sous l'amorce: "37 MKI RML47 GB 11/44 (raye) AF 6 CY 747"
Date
1953
Medium / Technique
Metal: brass; plastic; wood
DimensionsHeight: 81.5 cm (32 1/16 in.)
Object Number1965.1.248
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of the Royal Canadian Artillery Museum
Status
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