The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
6 pdr, 57 mm Hotchkiss cartridge case made from brass. The cartridge case is rimmed and bottlenecked. The cartridge case has cracks on the neck and the base of the rim. Markings - CF-FF (broad arrow), RL, Inspector's stamps.
Hotchkiss cartridge case of the kind used by the Hotchkiss 6 pdr, 23 caliber guns installed in the British made Male tanks that were used on the Western Front during the First World War. This cartridge case was recovered from a Mk I Male tank on 15 September 1916 by Lieutenant Malcolm Macfarlane at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. At the time of the battle, four tanks advanced through the village of Martinpuich. Only one tank managed to progress beyond the Allied trenches before finally breaking down in no-man's land. Macfarlane took a detachment to set up a barbed wire entanglement around the tank and to recover it to behind Allied lines. To lighten the tank before recovery, all moveable items were removed, including the Hotchkiss shell. MacFarlane rendered the shell safe and kept it as a momento.
6 pdr QF Mark XIII AP Shell for the 6 pdr, 57 mm Hotchkiss cartridge case. The projectile is made from cast steel. There are two steel driving bands near the base of the shell. There are no markings.
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Malcolm Macfarlane, 56th (1st London) Division Engineers. Commissioned in the British Army in October 1915, Lt Macfarlane served the duration of the war on the Weste
6 pdr QF Mark XIII AP Shell for the 6 pdr, 57 mm Hotchkiss cartridge case. The projectile is made from cast steel. There are two steel driving bands near the base of the shell. There are no markings.
Brass 12 pdr 12 cwt blank fire cartridge case. The case is a tapered straight wall design featuring an extractor ring. The screw in fuze is missing. Markings - RL, 1936, VSM, 10/8, 2/25, IN, I, NO 32,
18 pdr artillery cartridge case that has been extensively damaged by German counter battery fire. The cartridge case is made from brass and is barely recognisable due to battlefield damage. Markings -
20 pdr high explosive (HE) cartridge used by Centurion tank. The bottleneck shaped cartridge is made from brass and is rimmed. The projectile is of a fused solid steel configuration. The projectile is
20 pdr practice armoured piercing cartridge used by Centurion Tank. The bottleneck shaped cartridge is made from brass, and is rimmed. The projectile is of a sabot configuration, painted blue and is h
20 mm spent Aircraft Cannon cartridge case from a Japanese Kamakaze aircraft (Type Unknown) found inside the middle funnel of HMAS Australia. Case body damaged. Case base diameter 21.8 mm, case rim di
