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Australian War Records Section label, Trench Periscope : Shell Green, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
An original fabric Australian War Records Section collection label. It is tied to the periscope by a piece of string. The front of the label printed text, with blank spaces filled in by hand in graphi...RELAWM07800.002
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Barbed wire reel : Courtney's Post, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Improvised barbed wire reel made of two halves of a log of wood which has been cut along the length and loosely rejoined using a piece of British barbed wire wrapped around it twice. The centre of the...RELAWM00336
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Bayonet scabbard : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Technology
Maker: Hepburn Gale and Ross Limited
Pattern 1907 leather bayonet scabbard with corroded fragments of the locket adhered to the top. The bottom of the scabbard is broken, and the chape is missing. The leather is impressed with the maker'...REL44975.002
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Bayonet scabbard : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Pattern 1907 leather bayonet scabbard, missing locket and chape. A corroded metal fragment is present possibly the remains of the chape.REL44975.001
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Bomb fragment from Zeppelin L43 : HMAS Sydney I
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Splinter of a bomb mounted on a wooden backing board in an oval wooden frame. On the wooden backing board is written, in black ink, 'SPLINTER OF BOMB / PICKED UP ON FORE BRIDGE / OF H.M.A.S. "SYDNEY" ...RELAWM00296
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British .303 inch projectiles : Sniper's Nest, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
21 of an original thirty six fired British .303 inch calibre Mk VI and Mk VII projectiles.RELAWM00329.001
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Brown Leather Holster: Lieutenant Charles Ernest Steadman, 51 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Battle damaged brown leather holster. This holster has a hinged strap to retain the revolver.RELAWM00931.004
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Burnt remains of Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III (SMLE) Rifle : ANZAC Ordnance Depot, North Beach, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield No I Mk III (SMLE) Rifle. Woodwork burnt off, bolt and rear sight missing. Part of the trigger guard magazine plate has broken off. Manufacturer marks unreadable and serial ...RELAWM00431
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7.7 cm German artillery shell: 18 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Body of a fired German 7.7 cm shell. The interior of the shell is coated in dried mud - especially at the base. The exterior base is corroded and the driving band has rifling. The fuze for the shell i...RELAWM07695
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38 cm SK L/45 naval gun Bolt and nut : German
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Steel nut souvenired from a 38 cm S.K. L/45 naval gun captured by 3 Battalion, AIF at Arcy Wood near the village of Chuignes on 23 August 1918. The nut is smooth-shanked for half its length and has an...RELAWM00966.001
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Damaged clock from German aircraft : Sapper J C Smith, 4 Field Company, Australian Engineers AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Charred, damaged metal clock with white face and no glass. The clock's hours and minutes are measured by gradations from 1 to 12 around the outer perimeter, while seconds are measures with a smaller f...REL/00508
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Damaged 4.7 inch naval gun barrel, Heavy Battery, 1 Australian Division, AIF : Clarke's Valley, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Elswick Ordnance Company
Damaged barrel of 4.7 inch quick firing naval gun. A third of the barrel at the muzzle-end has ruptured. The breech block is missing. 'The text, Q.F. 4.7In IV E.O.C. [broad arrow symbol] 1896 No.716' ...RELAWM05085
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Damaged 105mm cartridge case : SMS Emden
Technology
Maker: Unknown
105 mm naval cartridge case. Half the case wall is missing and the headstamps have worn off.REL/00378
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Damaged periscope : The Nek, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Damaged extendable folded thin white metal trench periscope, with a rectangular metal outer case, with a thinner rectangular box inside. The outer case has a thin rectangular slot cut out along one lo...RELAWM07803
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Folding trench periscope : Sergeant E W Hammond, 11 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Folding concertina type metal trench periscope finished in an overall medium green coloured paint. In the top and bottom viewing apertures is a piece of rectangular shaped of glass. The trench peris...REL/01977.001
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Garland trench mortar bomb : The Nek, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Remains of a Garland mortar grenade. It consists of the cast iron case of the grenade, similar in shape to a mushroom. The metal is corroded and retains some of the soil in which it was found.RELAWM07819
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Garland trench mortar grenade : The Nek, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Remains of a Garland mortar grenade. It consists of the cast iron case of the grenade, similar in shape to a mushroom. This example retains its shipping plug still screwed in place. Prior to firing, t...RELAWM00435
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German Army target map board (battery plan) captured near Polygon Wood by 14 Brigade AIF
Technology
Maker: German Army
Linen topographical target map mounted on a wooden backing board. The map describes an arc of 120 degrees. Markings on the map include 'A2. 9400', 'H.R.' and '5252'.RELAWM00633
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German Trench Raiding Club : Sapper G C Morice ,1 Division Signals Company, AIF
Technology
Improvised German wooden trench club with circular wooden handle. The handle features a pig skin leather wrist strap that is attached by using interlaced weaved leather. The knob is wrapped in a leath...RELAWM08018
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German Wireless Set: 18th Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
German portable wireless set. Contained within a wooden box, which is covered with field grey cloth. The unit includes a pair of ear phones which connect to the set using a two pin plug.RELAWM07106
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Grenade Howitzer Mark 1 (Garland Trench Mortar) : Lone Pine, Gallipoli
Technology
Steel barrel 590mm in length. with internal diameter of 65mm. Fastened to a clamp on the mid-point of the barrel is a steel stirrup, fabricated out of 6mm steel bar. This stirrup would have engaged ...RELAWM07849
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.303 inch calibre projectiles : Hill 60, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Collection of .303 inch calibre projectiles.RELAWM00387.001
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.303 inch cartridge cases : Battleship Hill, Gallipoli
Technology
Three expended .303 inch calibre Mk VI cartridge cases. Two are stamped on the base, 'CAC VI / 7 14'. The other is stamped on the base 'DF [broad arrow symbol over] I / 9-14'.RELAWM07798
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Iron rivet from SMS Emden : Surgeon-Lieutenant A C R Todd, HMAS Sydney
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Small iron rivet salvaged from the German raider SMS Emden.REL31590
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Lewis Gun Anti Aircraft fore and rear sight from one of the guns which engaged Baron Richthofen's aircraft
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Improvised anti-aircraft sights for a Lewis machine-gun, fabricated in the field from sheet brass. The larger of the sights, which is designed to allow for a 'deflection' shot, is the foresight, while...REL/00935
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Manufacturer's plates from the magneto and engine of a British tank
Technology
Manufacture's brass plates (x2) from the magneto and engine of a British tank (No.16658).REL/00536
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Metal Fragment: removed from an Emden sailor by Captain H B Lewers, Australian Army Medical Corps, AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
8 mm fragment of metal removed from the person of a German sailor wounded during the Emden's battle with HMAS Sydney. Kept with a paper envelope, folded in four and badly torn. Front inscription read...REL/03472
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MG08/15 Machine Gun Belt Drum Magazine
Technology
Maxim MG08/15 100 round drum magazine introduced by the German Army in 1917. The drum magazine is of pressed metal construction and fits on the right side of the Maxim 08/15 machine gun. The magazine ...RELAWM07909
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Nosecap from a Short Magazine Lee Enfield No 1 Mk III Rifle: Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Rusted nosecap from a Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle. The right wing of the nosecap has broken off. There is a crack in front of the left fore sight protector. A small broken piece of the stock is p...REL/10074
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Nose cap of shell fired by "Beachy Bill" at Anzac : Major G C Somerville, 6th Light Horse Regiment
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Damaged cone shaped brass nose cap fuze from a fired artillery shell. Around the edge of the nose cap are numerals in Arabic script. Scratched into the base of the nose cap is 'BEACHY BILL'.RELAWM05100
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18 pdr Cartridge Case - Battlefield Relic
Technology
18 pdr artillery cartridge case that has been extensively damaged by German counter battery fire. The cartridge case is made from brass and is barely recognisable due to battlefield damage. Markings -...RELAWM00810
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6 pdr Projectile fired from Hotchkiss QF Mk II Male Tank Gun
Technology
6 pdr Projectile fired from Hotchkiss QF Mk II Male Tank Gun. The projectile is made from steel. The copper driving bands are missing. The projectile has cracked open on one side due to a partial deto...RELAWM00547
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Remains of a Lewis Light Machine Gun found at Pozieres : 6 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Maker: Birmingham Small Arms Co Ltd
Remains of a Lewis Light Machine Gun. Badly rusted and damaged. Missing the butt and barrel jacket. The barrel and cooling fins are bent from possibly being run over by a vehicle. The centre disc from...RELAWM07657
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Remains of a Pattern 1907 bayonet scabbard : Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Remains of a Pattern 1907 bayonet scabbard, which consists of the locket and frog stud. The item is rusted overall (inert), with additional heavy corroded on one side and the back. The remains of drie...REL/10076
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Remains of binoculars : Deadman's Ridge, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Remains from the eyepiece end of a damaged pair of binoculars. The binoculars are badly misshapen and are coated with a layer of dried mud. No glass lenses are present. Part of the white metal (possi...REL/00835.002
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Remains of 'cricket ball' grenades : Gallipoli Mission
Technology
Maker: Unknown
One whole 'cricket ball' grenade and two pieces of shrapnel, all rusted. The body of the grenade is complete, and includes the screw in plate which once held the fuse. The grenade is missing the fuse ...REL/09588
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Section of lozenge camouflage fabric : Albatros D.V, Fliegerabteilung 300 'Pascha', Imperial German Air Service
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Piece of five colour German lozenge fabric from Albatros D.V shot down on 2 August 1918, at 12.10pm (z) two miles (3.2 kilometers) north east of Ez Duba BY AFC, No.1 Squadron aircraft piloted by Lt Mc...REL/01354
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Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III* Rifle and Bayonet : Private J F Quinn, 22 Battalion, AIF
Technology
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mark III* Rifle and Bayonet. The rifle and broken bayonet are rusted together. The butt is broken across the top and has the name 'J Quinn' scratched on the left side. The b...RELAWM00564
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Shrapnel damaged rifle sling : Private W H Fysh, 3 Light Horse Regiment AIF
Technology
Maker: Wright's Ltd
Cotton webbing rifle sling with brass fastenings at each end. The sling is frayed at one end where it has been damaged by shrapnel. Stamped in black on the sling is 'CMF', 'T', '11' and '10'. Stamped ...REL/01358
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Shrapnel shell Fragments : Villers Bretonneux
Technology
Collection of shell fragments that are the result of a high explosive detonation. The fragments are in multiple shapes and and are made from cast steel and copper. The shrapnel consists of shrapnel ba...RELAWM00691
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Sword Bayonet, Pattern 1907, Mark I. : recovered from Bullecourt
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Generally intact, but heavily corroded Pattern 07 bayonet with a straight cross guard and clearance hole in the pommel. Only a small fragment of wood from the grips remains on the left side.REL/13838
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Trench Periscope : Shell Green, Gallipoli
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Remains of a metal rectangular trench periscope. The body is made from a single piece of folded metal and is painted olive drab The paint is chipped in many areas and the metal has rusted in many of t...RELAWM07800.001
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Turkish cartridges, projectiles and clips : Abdel Rahman Bair, Gallipoli
Technology
Collection of the remains of Turkish 7.65 x 53 mm Mauser ammunition, consisting of 93 cartridge cases, 28 spent projectiles and 12 rusted clips, together with a small plastic bag containing soil from ...RELAWM07826
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Turkish fuze, Gallipoli : Private A T D Barr, 13th Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Turkish shell fuze, bearing Turkish markings on the nose. An Australian War Records Section label is still tied around it.RELAWM07848.001
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Turkish improvised Trench Mortar : Lone Pine
Technology
Improvised Turkish trench mortar made from a fired 18 pounder shrapnel projectile and wooden stock shaped like a rifle butt stock. The projectile barrel is made from hardened steel and has been discol...RELAWM00302
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Turkish 75 mm Artillery Fuze
Technology
Turkish impact fuze made from brass and resembling German 75 mm artillery fuze. The fuze has Turkish markings and time setter graduations engraved at the base of the timing rings. There is some impact...REL/02637
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Turkish shell fuze : Major T H Darley, 9 Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Fired metal nose fuze from a German made artillery shell. Around the edge of the nose fuze cap is impressed a scale from 20 to 48 (200 to 4800 metres). These lines are used to indicate at what range...RELAWM01027
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Vickers Mk 1 Medium Machine Gun damaged at Vaire Wood: 4 Machine Gun Company, AIF
Technology
Maker: Vickers Ltd
Battle Damaged Vickers Mk 1 Machine Gun. Bent barrel and the front section of the fluted jacket has been blown off. The spade grips and the rear sight are damaged. The feed mechanism is missing. Damag...RELAWM07332