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Mortar, 10in
Iron muzzleloading smoothbore mortar on carriage. Calibre: 10in. Marks: 18-0-6 (weight in cwts, qrts and lbs) 1856. Mortars were carried in bomb vessels and fired explosive shells 1600 yards at 45 degrees elevation. These shells were detonated by a slow burning fuze lit before the mortar was fired.
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Object Details
| ID: | KTP0038 |
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| Collection: | Weapons |
| Type: | Mortar |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1856 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1100 x 1450 x 930 mm |
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