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Britten Shell 42-pounder (p. 103)
Federal · Britten
Britten Shell 42-pounder (p. 103)
This specimen is somewhat shorter and lighter than that shown in
Figure 77
. Possibly an early experimental version. The authors feel that this is a Britten and not a Dyer projectile.
© Jack W. Melton Jr.