The former nose piece of a Japanese 14 inch (35.6 cm) shell which feel on Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, during a bombardment, was used as an alarm gong against air raids. The photograph eas released on 16 November 1943.
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-pacific/wwii-pacific-guadalancanal/landings-operations/80-g-43756.html">80-G-43756</a>