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A shell casing is a piece of ammunition that is made of metal. It is often brass, but it can be made of other metals as well, and the more durable the better. Shell casings can be made from any kind of ammunition that is fired from a pistol, rifle or shotgun. It is not a bullet, but it is a piece of the larger ammunition mechanism that is loaded into the chamber to be shot.
French singing bird box with a case made out of tortoiseshell. Tortoiseshell or tortoise shell is a material produced from the shells of the larger species of tortoise and turtle, mainly the hawksbill sea turtle, which is an endangered species largely because of its exploitation for the material.