BRITISH ARTILLERY SHIPPING CRATE

$2,250.00

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Item Code: 2024-1154

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This is one of several scarce British artillery crates that recently came to hand, some of which were marked “Quebec.” Along with other ordnance and shipping markings, this is clearly stenciled at the left end of one side: “BOXERS DIAPHm / SHRAPNEl SHELLS / 32 Pd GUN OR HOWr” indicating it contained case shot, called “shrapnel” shells in honor of its inventor, Henry Shrapnel, with “Boxer’s diaphragm,” another improvement in lethality for British artillery, and that the shells were for 32-pound guns or howitzers. Boxer’s innovation  was two-fold: first he enclosed the bursting charge for the shell in a tin container so the powder would not mix with the bullets inside the shell, preventing duds or premature explosions; he then improved upon this by adding an iron “diaphragm” to the shell’s interior to contain a bursting charge in a thinner walled section of the shell, serving to still break the shell casing as it approached the target, but not so widely scatter the bullets or shot inside.

The crate is 27 ½” long by 8 ¼” wide by 8” high. The sides, end pieces, bottom, lid and rope handles are all in place. The side boards are stamped on one end “R[broad arrow]L” and 1883 indicating manufacture at the Royal Laboratories that year. The painted stencils on the face of the side include the weight, etc., and also an “R[broad arrow]L.W.” that we take to mean Royal Laboratories, Woolwich.” The crate is solid, in very good condition with minor chips, stains, and short age cracks. The interior braces are in place along the sides. This displays very well.  [sr][ph:m]

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