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Diagram showing Cartridge, 2 lb 8 1/2 oz Full service charge for "Light" 100 lb shell, for British BL 6 inch 30 cwt Howitzer Mk I*, World War I.
Cordite M.D. size 4 1/4. 4 removable rings around a central core.
Source

Based on Plate XIII & Page 95 in "Treatise on Ammunition" 10th Edition 1915.
Date

1915. Facsimile reprint published by Imperial War Museum and Naval & Military Press, 2003.
Author

War Office, UK.
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15:33, 9 January 20081,000×793 (187 KB)Rcbutcher ({{Information |Description=Diagram showing Cordite propellant charge for British BL 6 inch 30 cwt Howitzer, World War I. |Source=PLate XIII in "Treatise on Ammunition" 10th Edition 1915. |Date=1915. Facsimile reprint pub)
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