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

Each segment is stamped "HOTCHKISS"

) Some sources state that the tool has “three screwdrivers”

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

these are quite hard to find today

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