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American officer's cap made from an 18 pounder shellcase : Air Mechanic Albert Edward Hoye, A Flight, 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Hoye, Albert Edward Unknown
Brass 18 pounder shellcase base which has been worked to produce an officer's cap with integral brim with a rolled rim. A Unitied States copper uniform button has been soldered to the peak, with a chi...REL45259
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Ammunition parachute used by 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force at Vaire Wood : 13 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Small brown-dyed cotton parachute made from eleven panels, each joined by a vertical rib. At the base of each rib is a brass eyelet to which is tied a length of twisted hemp twine; there are twelve le...RELAWM11629
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Battlefield Relic : Australian Army : Driving band of a 10 cm German shell
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
The relic is a corroded ferrous metal driving band approximately 20 mm in height and 5 mm thick. The band has been forced out of its circular shape and is an oval approximately 110 mm x 100 mm.RELAWM00554
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Container made from shellcases : Private J T B Elderfield, 23 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Two cut down brass French 75 mm shellcases, modified to form a lidded container. The primers have been removed and plain brass plugs inserted in their place. the markings on the bases are only partly ...REL/07188
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Decorated German 75 mm shellcase : Capture of Jerusalem 17 December 1917
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown fried Krupp ag
Used 1916 75 mm Krupp manufactured shellcase, hand-incised with three decorated frieze bands which encompass the shellcase. The upper end has been flared. A narrow central band carries a repeating pat...REL44097
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Engraved German shell case from Jerusalem, 1917
Heraldry
Maker: Rheinische Metallwaren und Maschinen Fabrik
Cut down brass German 100 mm shell case for a M14 Field Gun. The case has been extensively engraved, probably in Jerusalem, for sale as a souvenir. There are decorative bands engraved on the upper and...REL/05391
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Engraved German shell case : Private W E McGann, 23 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Spandau Arsenal
Engraved used shell case from a German 77mm field gun. The case has been engraved with a depiction of a church and the words 'Les Fontane France 1914-18'. Stamps on the base of the shell read 'St GFSP...REL34261
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Engraved shell case : Battle of Romani, 1916
Heraldry
Maker: Patronenfabrik Karlsruhe
German 75mm shell case for a German Fk Na 16 and other foreign contract field guns, engraved on one side 'SINAI ROMANI 4:8:16.' and with ornate initials 'MW', and on the other side with a Rising Sun b...REL34248
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Fragment of a High Explosive German shell : Courtney's Post, Gallipoli
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Large fragment from the upper section of a German High Explosive (HE) shell. There are several ridges on the inside side of the end of the fragment, indicating the thread where the fuse was screwed in...RELAWM00423.003
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Fragment of a High Explosive German shell : Courtney's Post, Gallipoli
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Fragment from the bottom section of a German High Explosive (HE) shell with the wall of the casing measuring 64mm thick. A grooved and ridged section on the outer shell shows where the copper driving ...RELAWM00423.002
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Fragment of a Turkish shell : Major J B St Vincent-Welch, 1 Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Fragment of a Turkish shell collected by Major John Basil St Vincent-Welch, 1 Field Ambulance, AIF, at Gallipoli. The fragment includes part of a lead driving band.RELAWM06284
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Gas Alarm : Lieutenant E B W Daniel, 18 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
German 105 mm shell case converted into a gong for gas alarm. The shell case is made from brass. Markings - ML 1913, 105I; SC, BX, 82L, 16U 8T.RELAWM00707
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Inscribed 18 pounder shell case : 8 Battery, Australian Field Artillery, Gallipoli
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass 18 pounder field gun shell case, hand inscribed as follows: 'THE LAST SHOT FIRED FROM ANZAC AT 5.5 P.M. ON THE 19/12/15 AT THE OLIVE GROVE FROM NO. 4 GUN 8TH BATTERY A.F.A. DETACHMENT NO:1778 SG...REL/00021.001
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Pack saddle pannier to carry Hotchkiss machine gun ammunition plates
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular, blocked and reinforced pack saddle pannier designed to carry Hotchkiss machine gun ammunition plates. The shallow tray is further reinforced with heavy duty brass rivets which hold the hi...REL35663
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Section of German MG08 Machine Gun ammunition belt with bullet : reputedly from the aircraft of Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A section of German machine gun ammunition belt as used with Maxim MG08 and LMG08 guns and associated development models. The belt is of the 'Ersatz pattern' believed to have been introduced to servic...REL/00927
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Shell fragment : Battleship Hill, Gallipoli
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Piece of a British large naval shell.RELAWM07785
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Souvenir dinner gong : Private W C McElwee, 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass shell case ornately engraved with an arabesque pattern and "SOUVENIR / FROM THE / BOMBARDMENT / -OF- / GAZA / APRIL 1917". The shell case is suspended from an arched nickel plated brass arm whic...REL/14222
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Trench art souvenir watch stand, 17 Battalion AIF : Mrs M A Rattigan, Anzac Buffet, London
Heraldry
Maker: Caple, Francis James
Trench art watch stand with a wooden base, the front of which is cut sloping upward. A thin layer of brass covers the top of the base. An upright bullet and cartridge (8mm French Lebel round) is attac...RELAWM06182