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carcasses (ammunition)


Identification code: 300201712



Alternative term/s

  • carcases
  • carcass

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Scope note:

Shells, oval or round in shape, filled with combustible materials and fired from mortars, howitzers, or artillery guns, used in the late 17th and 18th centuries to set fire to buildings, ships, and fortifications.

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