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Fork made from .303-inch rifle cartridge

Publication Year :
1916

Abstract

This fork has a .303-inch caliber rifle cartridge for its handle, with the projectile still attached. The fork component has three tines and appears to have been soldered onto the bullet projectile. Applied to one side of the cartridge is a small France Moderne coat of arms, consisting of a crown above a shield bearing three fleurs-de-lis.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
Title by cataloger., Bottom of the cartridge has the inscriptions: "R 16" and "VII", the last of which is very faint. This headstamp suggests, but cannot confirm, that the cartridge is a .303 British, manufactured in 1916.
Accession number :
edsoai.ocn976408201