Used tear gas projectile from the 2020 DC social justice protests

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A used tear gas projectile from the 2020 social justice protests in Washington, DC. The cannister is a silver, metal tube with one side open. The open side is slightly bent making the opening into an oval. The projectile has blue text printed on it. The text reads “CM / SPEDE – HEAT / CS / Long Range – 150YD / 37MM Single Projectile / DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY / 17LR/CS F56 CS / TO BE USED BY TRAINED LAW ENFORCEMENT / CORRECTIONAL OR MILITARY PERSONNEL. DO / NOT USE FOR OPERATIONS AFTER FIVE YEARS / FROM DATE OF MANUFACTURE / PART ID# 1182 1180CS.” The Defense Technology logo is also printed on the side of the projectile in blue.

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