John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 132

• March 31, 2017 01:02:28 Cheryl Ellsworth

  to receive a bursting charge of 3 ¼ drams R.F.G² powder

  (R.F.G means rifle fine grain powder) contained in a

  shalloon bag and threaded with quick match

  The head of the shell which is fitted with a metal G.S.

  fuzehole socket, and a wood block is attached to the

  body with 6 brass screws and 6 steel twisting pins

  A metal central tube perforated with 12 fuzeholes is

  screwed into a wrought iron diaphragm over the bursting

  charge and is fitted at the top into the fuze socket.

  The interior of the shell, which is " Velurilled " and lined with

  brown paper contains 10 stars in tiers of 5. A perforated

  iron disc separates the tiers, and is supported by wood

  supports which are placed between the stars in each

  tier

  The faces of the disc are covered with felt washers, and

  a felt washer is placed between the top of the stars and

  the wood block in the head

  The ribs of the groove for driving band are waved

   
  

  The fruze time 15 Seconds No 25 will be used with the 

  shell.

• March 31, 2017 00:57:04 Cheryl Ellsworth

  to receive a bursting charge of 3 ¼ drams R.F.G powder

  (R.F.G means rifle fine grain powder) contained in a

  shalloon bag and threaded with quick match

  The head of the shell which is fitted with a metal G.S.

  fuzehole socket, and a wood block is attached to the

  body with 6 brass screws and 6 steel twisting pins

  A metal central tube perforated with 12 fuzeholes is

  screwed into a wrought iron diaphragm over the bursting

  charge and is fitted at the top into the fuze socket.

  The interior of the shell, which is "Velurilled" and lined with

  brown paper contains 10 stars in tiers of 5. A perforated

  iron disc separates the tiers, and is supported by wood

  supports which are placed between the stars in each

  tier

  The faces of the disc are covered with felt washers, and

  a felt washer is placed between the top of the stars and

  the wood block in the head

  The ribs of the groove for driving band are waved

  
  

  The fruze time 15 Seconds No 25 will be used with the 

  shell.

  
  

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