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Flechette Dart

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SubjectUnknown
TitleFlechette Dart
NotesA reproduction. These were placed in cannisters on the side of an aircraft and dropped together on trenches etc. They proved very effective against cavalry. This is a modern reproduction, stamped 1915.
Item DateUnknown
Creation placeUnknown
File typeImage
Item sourceArtifact
Item mediumMetal
ContentOther
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_1897_flechette_resize.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameLewis Trickey
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/3596