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Shell (photograph took after firing), made by Thomas Firth and Sons Ltd.

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Shell (photograph took after firing), made by Thomas Firth and Sons Ltd.
Sheffield
J.S. Tulley and Co.
J.S. Tulley & Co.

This shell was fired against a target composed of two 7 inch ironplates placed close to each other. Striking velocity 2200 ft per second. The only injury to the projectile was that the ogiral part was upset 0.1 of an inch. The body of the projectile remaining intact.

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