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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

50 Calibre Shell Case and Projectile, Stamped “L C 7 0”

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Lake City Army Ammunition Plant

c. 1970

Overview

Brass 50 calibre shell case and projectile, stamped with “L C 7 0” on casing end. Projectile has an “A” engraved on the end.

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Registration number

cwa-org-12-2024.13.3

Item type

Themes

Buildings > Military

Material

Height or length

140 mm

Depth

18 mm

Weight

98 g

Inscriptions and markings

Projectile has an “A” engraved on the end and casing has “L C 7 0” stamped on the end.

Contextual Information

This 50 calibre shell case and projectile was produced at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. This facility was established by Remington Arms in 1941 to manufacture and test small caliber ammunition for the U.S. Army. The stamping, “L C 7 0” indicates the ammunition maker as Lake City and the year, ‘1970’.

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Place made

Lake City, Missouri, United States

Year

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Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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Links to additional resources

https://www.jmc.army.mil/Installations.aspx?id=LakeCity

Lake City Army Ammunition Plant website.

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