Six-Pounder Shot, Whitworth grenade for a six-pounder. The term grenade, although common for this projectile, is not correct because it does not carry an explosive charge, it's actually a bullet. It is made of solid iron and has an elongated oval shape with a flattened base, six oblique oval impressions were made on the sides, these follow a screw movement, which gives the ball its turning movement in a barrel with a hexagonal drawn soul., Joseph Whitworth, Manchester, 1861, iron (metal), h cm × d 6 cm

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Six-Pounder Shot, Whitworth grenade for a six-pounder. The term grenade, although common for this projectile, is not correct because it does not carry an explosive charge, it's actually a bullet. It is made of solid iron and has an elongated oval shape with a flattened base, six oblique oval impressions were made on the sides, these follow a screw movement, which gives the ball its turning movement in a barrel with a hexagonal drawn soul., Joseph Whitworth, Manchester, 1861, iron (metal), h cm × d 6 cm

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