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Cases (ammunition components)

Scope note

Those parts of complete rounds of ammunition, either cartridges or shells, that encase the charge, primer and, usually, the projectile.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000247713

Broader Terms used

<ammunition components>

Equivalent Terms used

case (ammunition component)

Created

13yrs ago

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