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A very interesting (and very heavy) artefact from the Scout Heritage Collection is this fragment of the base of a shell from Mafeking.

There are no identifying marks on the portion.


Pictures courtesy of the Scouts Heritage Collection

A display of Boer ordnance from the McGregor Museum, Kimberley


Picture courtesy of the McGregor Museum

Long Cecil in Kimberley

Pictures of the shell in the Kimberley Club, Kimberley.

Ordnance from the siege of Mafeking


Picture courtesy of the Scout Heritage Collection

Shells in Mafeking, part of the B Weil collection


Picture courtesy of the Scout Heritage Collection