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Yeah correct 1889 was the build date my earliest is on 1927.
I found out what it was from the other day but have forgotten.
I think its a 5 lber, another I had made into a drinking mug
stays cold for eons.

What are the dimensions of the shell??
The Somme was a critical battle on the western front
lots of Aust lives lost..

Hey 3D, the shell is 120 mm high & 40 mm across. Just did a quick Google search & found out the shell was used in the Hotchkiss Gun as far back as the Boer War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss_gun The projectile was filled with 28 ball bearings.

The 33rd Battalion took part in heavy fighting when the Australians counter-attacked at Hangard Wood on 30 March, before finally turning back the German attack on Villers-Bretonneux on 4 April.

In August, the Allies launched the Hundred Days Offensive – which ultimately brought about an end to the war. The 33rd was committed to the battle on 8 August, tasked with capturing Accroche Wood, which they did. My uncle was wounded in the battle, lived to make it home but died not long after from his injury.