Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28th November 2023
Lot 317
Armament Industry interest: a silver pepperette in the form of an artillery projectile, inscribed
Estimate £100 - £150
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Description
† Armament Industry interest: a silver pepperette in the form of an artillery projectile, inscribed "Hadfield Projectile Sheffield", of waisted form with driving band, Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1914, height 78.5mm (3 in.).
Hadfields Limited of Sheffield was a pioneering steel making company credited with a number of highly important innovations in armour and artillery shells, which made a huge contribution to armament production during the Great War.