stevegarwood Posted 1 September Share Posted 1 September Hi . Can anyone help me. I was wondering how rare a ww1 25lb ammonal bag is and any ideas on a value of one if one was to come up for sale ?? I can't find much on the Internet only 1 picture of one in the British army museum. I appreciate any help and thoughts. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromelles Posted 3 September Share Posted 3 September Supply and demand will determine its value. I’d imagine supply is rather limited, but don’t know what demand is like for this kind of item. The only Arty 25lb I know of is WW2 vintage, but maybe that’s me showing my ignorance… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieLII Posted 3 September Share Posted 3 September Weren't Ammonal bags rubberised since the Ammonium Nitrate in Ammonal is very hygroscopic? It would be amazing for the rubber liner to have lasted all this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegarwood Posted 3 September Author Share Posted 3 September Thankyou for.your thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_H Posted 4 September Share Posted 4 September Steve, The attached photo is of an ammonal bag that was displayed in a temporary exhibition on WW1 tunnelling and mining at the Big Pit National Coal Museum at Blaenavon in 2010. The canvas bag is rubberised inside. This bag was recovered from a disarmed mine at Vimy Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEd Posted 4 September Share Posted 4 September Wow what a rare thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegarwood Posted 12 September Author Share Posted 12 September Thanks for sharing the photo and info Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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