Having just seen a thread about driving bands, I thought it might be worth starting a topic devoted to artillery and ammunition.
To start the ball rolling, here is a photograph of "Boer Ammunition (Shells, etc.) and Rifles in charge of Chief Magazine Master and Staff", with key.
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A. 120 mm Krupp Howitzer (common shell, with percussion fuze)
B. 75 mm Creusot Quick-Fire (common shell, with percussion fuze)
C. 120 mm Krupp Howitzer
D. 155 mm Creusot “Long Tom” (common shell, with percussion fuze)
E. British 4.7-inch Q.F. Naval Gun (Lyddite, fired)
F. 155 mm Creusot “Long Tom” (shrapnel shell, with time fuze)
G. 120 mm Krupp Howitzer (shrapnel shell, with time fuze)
H. 75 mm Creusot Quick-Fire (shrapnel shell, with time fuze)
I. 120 mm Krupp Howitzer (common shell, with percussion fuze)
J. 75 mm Krupp Quick-Fire (common shell - possibly manufactured by Begbie & Co., Johannesburg)
K. 75mm Krupp Quick-Fire (grape shot ? - Durban-based photographer, B.W. Caney describes this type as "made in Pretoria" - probably manufactured by Begbie & Co., Johannesburg)
L. 15-pdr Breech-Loading (believed to have been manufactured by Begbie & Co., Johannesburg, for use with captured British 15-pdr guns)
M. 8-inch Mortar
N. 120 mm Krupp Howitzer shell case
With Lee-Metford, Martini-Henry, Mauser and Vickers-Maxim 1-pdr "pompom" shells in foreground.
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To start the ball rolling, here is a photograph of "Boer Ammunition (Shells, etc.) and Rifles in charge of Chief Magazine Master and Staff", with key.
A. 120 mm Krupp Howitzer (common shell, with percussion fuze)
B. 75 mm Creusot Quick-Fire (common shell, with percussion fuze)
C. 120 mm Krupp Howitzer
D. 155 mm Creusot “Long Tom” (common shell, with percussion fuze)
E. British 4.7-inch Q.F. Naval Gun (Lyddite, fired)
F. 155 mm Creusot “Long Tom” (shrapnel shell, with time fuze)
G. 120 mm Krupp Howitzer (shrapnel shell, with time fuze)
H. 75 mm Creusot Quick-Fire (shrapnel shell, with time fuze)
I. 120 mm Krupp Howitzer (common shell, with percussion fuze)
J. 75 mm Krupp Quick-Fire (common shell - possibly manufactured by Begbie & Co., Johannesburg)
K. 75mm Krupp Quick-Fire (grape shot ? - Durban-based photographer, B.W. Caney describes this type as "made in Pretoria" - probably manufactured by Begbie & Co., Johannesburg)
L. 15-pdr Breech-Loading (believed to have been manufactured by Begbie & Co., Johannesburg, for use with captured British 15-pdr guns)
M. 8-inch Mortar
N. 120 mm Krupp Howitzer shell case
With Lee-Metford, Martini-Henry, Mauser and Vickers-Maxim 1-pdr "pompom" shells in foreground.
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