Unexploded First World War artillery and mortar shells, near Courcelette, France

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Even after 100 years the First World War battlefields still produce an 'iron harvest' of unexploded artillery shells and other ordnance. This is typical of the fieldside dumps awaiting collection for safe disposal.

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Size: 6016px × 4016px
Location: Courcelette, France
Photo credit: © Brownlow Brothers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1914-18, 1914-1918, artillery, duds, great, harvest, iron, mortar, munitions, ordinance, rounds, shells, somme, stokes, unexploded, war, world, ww1