Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . -> 16-pdr. Shrapnel. 236 The Boxer fuze is now always supplied of the 15-seconds length,shown in Fig. 105, and, like the percussion fuzes, is too well known toneed description. These time and percussion fuzes are common to all calibers, the shellsbeing tapped to a uniform gauge. Fty. 101. Average Weight— 15 Tbs. 3oz. ±8o£.^t IT- -*224±oe£ >; Royal laboratory percussion fuzes I and II. 237 The carriage of the 16-pdr. is of iron, mounted on composite axletree boxes have guard-irons and foot rests,
Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . -> 16-pdr. Shrapnel. 236 The Boxer fuze is now always supplied of the 15-seconds length,shown in Fig. 105, and, like the percussion fuzes, is too well known toneed description. These time and percussion fuzes are common to all calibers, the shellsbeing tapped to a uniform gauge. Fty. 101. Average Weight— 15 Tbs. 3oz. ±8o£.^t IT- -*224±oe£ >; Royal laboratory percussion fuzes I and II. 237 The carriage of the 16-pdr. is of iron, mounted on composite axletree boxes have guard-irons and foot rests, so that they may-serve for seats. Each box contains two rounds of ammunition. The limber is also of iron and of the usual form. The shafts arenear and off; (that is, the near shaft is in the center of the limber),and are fitted for single, double, treble, or bullock draught. There arethree limber-boxes, the near and off, each carrying 12 projectiles andas many cartridges. The projectiles are packed on end around the 15 SECOND*.
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