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Guest repliedI stand corrected.
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Nope, explosive shells are so named because there is a metal shell containing the explosive, to which a fuse is attached.
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Guest repliedIs it named poorly then. Shells (carb, lobster,jackets) normally encase the important bit.
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I may have one of them also,but I am not going to admit it here...
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Guest repliedYou've a shell case, the shell is the projectile head (usually pointy)
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Dunno,normally when you speak of shells,its the brass case people refer to
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'Lethal' shell discovered
THE ARMY bomb disposal unit was called to deal with a potentially lethal shell which was discovered in the shed of a Dublin house yesterday.
The 6lb shell, believed to be decades old, was found by new owners clearing out the shed of a house on Grenville Terrace, off the South Circular Road.
The shell was taken away by the Army and is to be destroyed.Tags: None
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