18-cm Palliser Shell in a Wooden Box; A semi-pointed 18 cm garnet; painted red; in a wooden box. The grenade is 42 cm long and has a caliber of 176 mm. It is cracked open lengthwise; the nose is still intact. The grenade has two ring holes for cams; which are not provided; for a drawn barrel with three migratory fields and is hollow; A softer metal canister with a filling hole is cast in the bottom. There are two shallow holes under the nose for the ammunition tap. There are two large; tapered holes in the wall; which have caused the grenade to burst.; Royal Laboratory; Woolwich; 1870; iron (metal); brass (alloy); wood (plant material); shell: h 17.6 cm x w 42 cm x d 17.6 cm box: h 19.5 cm x w 46.4 cm x d 27 cm w 32 kg