Military Wednesdays – Shot Towers

A shot tower is a tower designed for the production of shot balls by freefall of molten lead, which is then caught in a water basin. The shot is used for projectiles in firearms.

Phoenix Shot Tower (Birds Eye)
Phoenix Shot Tower

Clifton Hill Shot Tower (Birds Eye)
Clifton Hill Shot Tower
Shot Tower, Taroona (StreetView)
Shot Tower, Taroona

Jackson Ferry Shot Tower (StreetView)
Jackson Ferry Shot Tower

Chester Shot Tower (Birds Eye)
Chester Shot Tower

Shot Tower (StreetView)
Shot Tower
Colonial Ammunition Company Shot Tower (StreetView)
Colonial Ammunition Company Shot Tower

Pispala shot tower (Birds Eye)
Pispala shot tower
Coops (Melbourne Central) Shot Tower (Birds Eye)
Coops (Melbourne Central) Shot Tower

Újpest Shot Tower (Google Maps)
Újpest Shot Tower

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