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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'.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art art.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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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Opening Bid: £1,600
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