Close-up image of a 75mm shrapnel smoke shell used during World War One. The shell contained sulphur trioxide and 35 grams of black powder. The photograph was taken by a photographer from the Chemical Warfare Service on April 2, 1919. The shell is identified with the code number AU 54833 and with the annotation "issued in M notes: 1779."

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Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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