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| Picture No | 10698723 |
| Date | 1917 |
| Description | French shells used on Land and Sea WWI |
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In Toulon arsenal: Finished projectiles after "passing the doctor"; the necessary wash. Upper photograph: showing big-gun shells, of a size used both on board ship in French Navy and by a French heavy batteries in action on the Somme front and elsewhere. Each shell is separately inspected for possible defects or flaws, either in make or metal. Lower Photograph: Showing shells being washed to remove every speck of grit - both inside in the cavity.
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| Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated War News', 28 February 1917, page 22 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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