Original Italian WWI Bangalore Torpedo Explosive Tube for Clearing Obstacles British Militaria This wonderful totally genuine United

This wonderful totally genuine United States Army 4th Cavalry kepi used circa the Indian Wars

The scabbard of this example still has a good blued finish

so the liner is loose in the shell

and covered the whole area of the route along which aircraft was briefed

The glass is marked 0

Original Italian WWI Bangalore Torpedo Explosive Tube for Clearing Obstacles British Militaria This wonderful totally genuine UnitedOriginal Item: Only One Available. A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed within one or several connected tubes. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as a "Bangalore mine", "banger" or simply "Bangalore". The Bangalore torpedo was first devised by Captain R. L. McClintock, of the Royal Engineers while attached