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Shells are one of the most spectacular and dramatic fireworks their also probably one of
the oldest, I think they are the most fascinating fireworks ever to be made.
Fired to a great height from a mortar tube these are truly amazing fireworks which are only
available to fireworks display company operators, sizes from 2" to 16" though there was two 48" dia shells fired
in Japan in 1988, these are believed to be the largest fireworks ever in the world, see the picture below or click the
link to see one actually being fired.
| Two 48" Shells, click for larger picture |
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| One of these 48" shells is being fired in the video link below |
Click here for video of the largest shell ever fired.
| An 16" shell, look next and see the 2.5" shell |
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| I was lucky enough to have helped rig and fire this in 2000 the thud was amazing, ground shaker |
| 6" canister shell |
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| 3" multibreak shells |
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| Nice 6" shell |
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| This is a daidam which is like a willow falling, nice effect |
| These are called canister Shells |
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| These are my favourite type of shells, 2.5" to 3" here |
| This was just a 5" shell and it looked spectacular |
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| The camera didnt really do this picture justice |
| 6" shell (Chrysanthemum-Willow to Blue) |
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| This shell when fired can rise to around 600 ft and have a burst charge of around 250ft. |
| Good view of shells site |
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| The tubes furthest from you are the finale, meanig they all go at once. |
| Close up of finale shells |
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| 3" 4" 5" 6" the bigest is 8" |
| New design double fan rack |
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| These double fan racks really do help spread the effects out across the sky |
| These are block racks. |
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| These are for 3" shells or mines and are very heavy to move around but do save time and work |
| Loading these block racks and waterproofing them. |
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| 65mm shell rack |
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| There are a lot of 65mm shells used in wedding shows. |
| An 8" shell being fused and loaded into tube |
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| This was a wet day in north Wales, I actually had no misfires but did get really wet. |
| Recent show in ST Helens |
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| Clearing up after the show, at least it was dry. |
| Typical firing site |
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| All ready to fire, the biggest shell here is 4 inch |
| Old firework brochure I found, click to enlarge |
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| Notice the shells for sale to the public in this old brochure, we could buy shells once upon a time. |
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![48inch.jpg](/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=560&linkpath=https://pulsar46.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/48inch.jpg&target=tlx_new&title=Two 48" Shells, click for larger picture)
![bigshell.jpg](/imagelib/sitebuilder/misc/show_image.html?linkedwidth=560&linkpath=https://pulsar46.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/bigshell.jpg.w560h540.jpg&target=tlx_new&title=An 16" shell, look next and see the 2.5" shell)
