The Australian War Memorial does not deliberately keep live bullets in its
collection, because they do pose a danger to staff, the public and the rest
of the collection. Periodically, though,  we do come across live munitions
in the collection. Any bullets that are less than 0.5" calibre are disarmed
by trained staff. Bullets, cannon shells etc of 0.5" or over, and any other
explosive devices (hand grenades, mines etc) we leave to the military to
disarm.  We usually keep a small sample of the propellant for reference
purposes.

George Bailey
Objects Conservator
Australian War Memorial
Treloar Centre for Conservation
4 Callan St, Mitchell, A.C.T. 2911
Australia
Phone: +61 2 6243 4440
fax:   +61 2 6241 7998
email: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.awm.gov.au

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