Original Italian WWI Bangalore Torpedo Explosive Tube for Clearing Obstacles U.S. Artillery Ammunition Type: Custom Rimfire Cartridge

Ammunition Type: Custom Rimfire Cartridge

- Original Brown Bess 39" Barrel made by the East India Company in India and features Anglo Indian proof marks

and the legs on two are dated 39

6-02-44: Target Boulogne

Original Italian WWI Bangalore Torpedo Explosive Tube for Clearing Obstacles U.S. Artillery Ammunition Type: Custom Rimfire CartridgeOriginal Item: Only One Available. A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed within one or several connected tubes. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as a "Bangalore mine", "banger" or simply "Bangalore". The Bangalore torpedo was first devised by Captain R. L. McClintock, of the Royal Engineers while attached