Maxim 1pdr

Shell case from a Maxim 1 pdr gun from the Anglo -Boer War 1899- 1901. This gun was used by both sides during the Boer War and was an earlier version of the Pom-pom gun used during WWI.

Object Details

ID: KTP1073
Collection: Weapons
Type: Shell case
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Second Boer War, 1889-1902
Date made: 1901
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 94 mm; Diameter: 44 mm