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LOT 1401

Crimean War Bronze Shrapnel Cannon Ball

DATED 1854 A.D.

3 1/8 in. (1.7 kg, 80 mm).

Hollow-formed shot with plug in situ, engraved: 'INKERMAN / NOV 1854 / 49 FOOT'.

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art art.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.

Footnotes

The 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment which took part in the Crimean War and fought at the Battle of Inkerman in November 1854.

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LOT 1401

Crimean War Bronze Shrapnel Cannon Ball

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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