German WW1 Shrapnel Piece Militaria In early war uniforms

In early war uniforms

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German WW1 Shrapnel Piece Militaria In early war uniformsHistory of the Artifact During World War I, the German militarylike other major powers engaged in the conflictemployed shrapnel based munitions as part of their standard artillery arsenal. The term shrapnel originally derived from a British invented shell type containing numerous small metal balls meant to be dispersed mid air to create lethal anti personnel effects. By 1914, this concept had been widely adopted and integrated into various artillery