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Cartridge with 6-Pounder Cannon Ball, Kardoes with 6 pound cannonball. Kardoes consisting of a cylindrical brass body, closed on the flat sides with wooden discs. The cartard contains a cannonball, which is held in place by a third wooden disc on one side of the cartard and is not visible. The other half of the card is empty, with a small slider it can be opened for filling the load, the slider must also be removed when firing to allow the fire beam to enter. On the outside there is a brass strip on the front, and such a strip can also be seen inside: their function is unclear., anonymous, Netherlands, 1829, brass (alloy), wood (plant material), iron (metal), l 29 cm × d 9.3 cm.

Cartridge with 6-Pounder Cannon Ball, Kardoes with 6 pound cannonball. Kardoes consisting of a cylindrical brass body, closed on the flat sides with wooden discs. The cartard contains a cannonball, which is held in place by a third wooden disc on one side of the cartard and is not visible. The other half of the card is empty, with a small slider it can be opened for filling the load, the slider must also be removed when firing to allow the fire beam to enter. On the outside there is a brass strip on the front, and such a strip can also be seen inside: their function is unclear., anonymous, Netherlands, 1829, brass (alloy), wood (plant material), iron (metal), l 29 cm × d 9.3 cm.
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Cartridge with 6-Pounder Cannon Ball, Kardoes with 6 pound cannonball. Kardoes consisting of a cylindrical brass body, closed on the flat sides with wooden discs. The cartard contains a cannonball, which is held in place by a third wooden disc on one side of the cartard and is not visible. The other half of the card is empty, with a small slider it can be opened for filling the load, the slider must also be removed when firing to allow the fire beam to enter. On the outside there is a brass strip on the front, and such a strip can also be seen inside: their function is unclear., anonymous, Netherlands, 1829, brass (alloy), wood (plant material), iron (metal), l 29 cm × d 9.3 cm
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