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1912 Print Sandy Hook Gun Weapon Shell Panama Canal - ORIGINAL HISTORIC TW3 LAM3 This ad shows how MonelThis is an original 1912 halftone print of a 16 inch gun tested at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. The caption writes, "This weapon throws an explosive contact shell weighing 2,400 pounds. This monstrous shell is handled by machinery. It is calculated by artillerists that one of these shells would put the biggest Dreadnought out of action, no matter where it struck her, so terrific would be its impact and explosive effect"CONDITION This 99+ year old Item is