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WW1 Era 15 cm shell casing


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Here is a WW1 era shell casing for the 15 cm/45 (5.9") SK L/45 naval gun. These casings weighed 22.6 kilos filled and the shell itself weighed 45.3 kilos. I got this shell casing from a museum that was clearing out some of their inventory. These naval guns were a secondary armament on battleships and battlecruisers as well as on most cruisers, however towards the latter half of the war, a lot of these were removed to be used on land. 

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