This image shows chemical warfare equipment from the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. The equipment pictured includes a 1915 pattern field gun with an HE shell and a gas shell. The gas shell has a caliber of cm ( inches) and a steel shell head with a full-size base of 64 mm. The dimensions of the gas shell are 243 mm and 26 mm. The photo was taken in 1919.

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Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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