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Shrapnel bullet
Shrapnel bullet – a good luck charm made from a piece of shrapnel. Part of the Lovett collection
Amulet in a box, with a typed note: 'Shrapnel Bullet worn as a Mascot by a soldier of a French Regiment in the war. 1918'. Acquired by the Museum in 1918 from Edward Lovett, a folklorist and collector from Croydon.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
18.170.2
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
diameter
(mm): 8
Length
(mm): 48
Location
In store
Categories
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