{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwi-era-inert-navy-washington-navy-yard-marked-6-pounder-artillery-round-with-casing-dated-1904","title":"Original U.S. WWI Era Inert Navy Washington Navy Yard-Marked 6 Pounder Artillery Round with Casing - Dated 1904","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. Only One Available. The 1, 3 and 6-pdr. guns of the \"New Navy\" corresponded to certain calibers, respectively 37 mm (1.46\"), 47 mm (1.85\") and 57 mm (2.24\"). The 1-pdr. was the smallest explosive shell allowed under the Rules of War as formalized in the late 19th century. The early guns of this type were purchased from the French firm of Hotchkiss and were introduced in the 1880s as a secondary weapon on larger vessels for defense against torpedo boat attacks. Later weapons were manufactured by Driggs-Schroeder and design control was asserted by the United States. The designations of these weapons in US service at first corresponded to those given by their individual manufacturers, but the US Navy later applied their own series of Mark numbers which were based upon when the gun entered service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of these guns were rapidly made obsolete by the rapid progress of torpedo weapons during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which necessitated the use of larger-caliber guns to defend against torpedo attacks, but the start of World War I brought many of them back into service to arm small craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot Available for Export\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a lovely 1904-dated 6-Pounder shell used by the Navy during the WWI period. These would have been used on the deck guns utilized during the Pre-war conflicts such as the 1914 Battle of Vera Cruz. The tip of the projectile has a small white band painted around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bottom of the casing is marked \u003cstrong\u003eW.N.Y.\u003c\/strong\u003e denoting use at the Washington Navy Yard. The bottom reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eW.N.Y.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9-1904\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6-Pdr.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE.C.P. (ANCHOR) E.A.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe round is 19 ¼” tall with a 3” base diameter. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady for display!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44969401450565,"sku":"ONJR26MAAC113","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR26MAAC113__02.jpg?v=1778088994","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwi-era-inert-navy-washington-navy-yard-marked-6-pounder-artillery-round-with-casing-dated-1904","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}