Original U.S. Civil War type Armstrong Inert 12-Pounder Studded Shell Long Pattern Hand Select:Yes the strips are jointed every

the strips are jointed every three or so rounds so the strip can fold

Heavy metal and plastic construction with large 3" ILLUMINATED AND MAGNIFIED viewing screen with grid markings Stadia Lines for easy distance calculations

This display gun is superbly built from all original post WWII parts then fitted with a solid steel totally non-operational BATFE approved display receiver

a square central hole that allows the tool to be used as a wrench for turning the cleaning/charging rod while cleaning the bore or drawing a charge

It was trialled with the British Army in 1944-1945 as replacement for the Sten but it did not start to replace the Sten until 1953

Original U.S. Civil War type Armstrong Inert 12-Pounder Studded Shell Long Pattern Hand Select:Yes the strips are jointed everyOriginal Item: The most advanced artillery in use during the American Civil War had rifled bores, which gave greatly increased range and accuracy. Since the war occurred just as rifling was being developed for artillery, a host of different rifling schemes were tried. Among the most famous and interesting was the British Armstrong studded shell, which was designed for muzzle loading cannon that had been modified by cutting three deep rifling grooves