Shell, Armament

Object number2011.127.412

Manufacturer Smith & Wesson Chemical Company, Inc.

OriginRock Creek, OH

MediumMetal, ink, paint, rubber

Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Police Historical Association

DescriptionSample projectile/tear gas shell. Silver-colored metal tube with blue paint on one end and a black rubber cap at the other end.Dimensions6.25 x 5.25 in. (15.9 x 13.3 cm)
InscriptionsInformation printed in black on the body of the shell: "[Image of an entwined S and W inscribed in a circle] SMITH & WESSON / CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. / BANGOR PUNTA COMPANY / MODEL 18 / RUBBER PROJECTILE / IRRITANT AGENT CS / 37MM RANGE 137M / -WARNING- / DO NOT USE IN CONFINED AREAS / DO NOT FIRE AT PERSONS / TO BE USED BY TRAINED / PERSONNEL / EXPIRATION / DATE:____________ LOT NO___________ / SMITH & WESSON CHEMICAL CO., INC. / ROCK CREEK, OH, U.S.A."

Around top: "EMPTY SAMPLE".

Warning label at the bottom.
Historical NotesPart of the Pittsburgh Police Historical Association collection.

Related institution Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

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