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English: Photograph of Elswick Ordnance Company QF 6 inch naval gun. Cartridge case and shell are seen at left.
Note : This shows an early long cartridge case for gunpowder propellant; later cases for cordite propellant were much shorter.
Date circa 1900
date QS:P,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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War Office ordnance manual circa. 1900


Downloaded from Steve Johnson's http://www.cyber-heritage.co.uk website, which states images are "freely given to the world". http://www.cyber-heritage.co.uk/vicnavy/els6.jpg
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