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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

Clifton Hill Shot Tower
Shot Tower, Taroona
Jackson Ferry Shot Tower

Chester Shot Tower

Shot Tower
Colonial Ammunition Company Shot Tower

Pispala shot tower
Coops (Melbourne Central) Shot Tower
Újpest Shot Tower