Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 1st May 2019

Lot 746

A 19th Century Whitworth shell

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £350

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Description

A 19th Century Whitworth shell, of approximately 3 inch calibre, iron shell with distinctive spiral flats formed to fit the mechanical rifling of the Whitworth system, base marked '200', nose with a threaded plug for filling.