Original Italian WWI Bangalore Torpedo Explosive Tube for Clearing Obstacles U.S. Artillery - Original Brown Bess 39"

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

Februar ber 1944

Ammunition Type: Custom Rimfire Cartridge

were to assault the western half of the beach

and was presented on 15

Original Italian WWI Bangalore Torpedo Explosive Tube for Clearing Obstacles U.S. Artillery - Original Brown Bess 39"Original 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