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52739: Flechette Dart

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posted on 2024-02-23, 13:52 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

A 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.

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3602.jpg| GWA_1897_flechette_resize.jpg|

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Artifact

Medium

Metal

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Other

Contributor

Richard Marshall | Lewis Trickey

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The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

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The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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