Collection of 4 British WW1 Fired Copper Driving Bands off 9.2 Inch & 6 Inch Siege Howitzer High Explosive Projectile. - O 2168 Collection of 4 British WW1 Fired Copper Driving Bands off 9.2 Inch & 6 Inch Siege Howitzer High Explosive Projectile. - O 2168 Other Ammunition

This is a collection of 4 WW1 driving bands from fired WW1 high explosive projectiles that have exploded and left the copper driving bands as shrapnel. The longest driving band is 29 inches long and is engraved with 56 grooves which is off a 9.2 inch BL (Breech Loading) Siege Howitzer which was used extensively in the First World War. The other 3 driving bands are off 6 inch guns. The first one has polygroove rifling and is off a 6 inch 30cwt BL Siege Howitzer. The other 2 have 36 grooves in the driving band and was used with the 6 inch 26cwt BL Siege Howitzer. Both of these guns were used in trench the First World War. Due to the good condition of the driving bands, they were obviously a bring back from the First World War and not dug up. See Hogg British Artillery Weapons and Ammunition 1914 – 1914 pages 160-163 and 124-127. The price includes U.K. delivery. O 2168