4_inch_mortar_bomb_WWI_IWM_MUN_003227.jpg (100 × 218 pixels, file size: 4 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
| Description |
Photograph of World War I HE shell for the 4 inch mortar
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| Source |
Imperial War Museum Collections Search MUN 3227 |
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| Portion used |
clipped section, reduced to 100 px wide |
| Low resolution? |
Yes : greatly shrunk and compressed |
| Purpose of use |
Single use to illustrate the object in question - WWI HE shell for the 4 inch mortar. Historically significant as it was Britain's first modern mortar shell. Clear photograph is needed to show how the design differed from other contemporary designs. |
| Replaceable? |
yes, by free colour photograph of WWI 4-inch mortar bomb if such becomes available. This shell in the IWM's possession is possibly the only such surviving example. |
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| current | 05:29, 3 April 2009 | | 100 × 218 (4 KB) | Rcbutcher (talk | contribs) | Imperial War Museum Catalogue or Negative No.: MUN 3227 <br>Imperial War Museum Photograph : British First World War period 4 inch mortar bomb. <br>IWM format description : "ochre-painted shell (diameter 4in x L 10in) with red and green bands. Body bears |
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