Cartridges : Projectiles : Gas Checks : Fuzes & Tubes

Victorian Ammunition : Projectiles

Thanks to

John D. Bartleson Jr.

for supplying additonal photographs and plates on this page.

Distinguishing marks for shot and shell: Empty and Filled

R.M.L. Projectiles

9pr RML Common MKV	16pr RML Common MkIII
64 pr RML Boxer Shrapnel Mark VII	64 pr RML Boxer Shrapnel Mark VI	64pr RML Common Mark V	64pr RML Common Mark VI
6.6inch Howitzer Palliser	64pr : 80pr RML: & 6.3in Case Mark V
7in RML Palliser Mark VI	< 7in RML Boxer Shrapnel Mark III	7in RML Common Mark V	7in RML Double Mark III
7in RML Palliser Mark III	9in RML Common Studded Mark I	9in RML projectiles	9in RML projectiles
10in RML Common Studless Mark I	10in RML Palliser Studless Mark II	10in RML Shrapnel Studless Mark I	10in RML Palliser Mark VI
11-inch RML Common Mark I Palliser Mark III Case Mark I	11in RML Palliser Studless Mark II
12-inch RML Shrapnel Mark I	12-inch RML Shrapnel Mark II	12-inch RML Shrapnel Mark III
12-inch RML Common Mark I Palliser Mark V Case Mark II	12-inch RML Palliser Mark III
12.5 inch Shrapnel Mark I	12.5 inch RML Common Mark I	12.5 inch RML Palliser Mark II	12.5 inch RML Case Mark IV
16in RML Common (Dover Turret) Mark I 1885	16in RML Palliser (Dover Turret) Mark I 1885	16in RML Shrapnel (Dover Turret) Mark I 1885	16in RML Cast Steel (Dover Turret) Mark III 1894
17.72inch shells (100ton gun)

B.L. Projectiles

2.75-inch B.L. Shrapnel Mark I	32pr S.B.B.L. Case Mark IV
12pr B.L. Segment Mark I	12pr B.L. Common Mark III	15pr B.L. Case Mark V	15pr B.L. Shrapnel Mark VI
4inch B.L. Howitzer Mark I	5inch B.L. Howitzer Star, Mark I	60pr B.L. Shrapnell Mark I
6inch B.L. Shrapnel Mark IX	6inch B.L. Common Mark V	6inch B.L. Howitzer Common Mark I
9.2in B.L. Common Mark V	9.2in B.L. Shrapnel Mark VIII	9.2in B.L. Armour-Piercing Mark III
9.2inch B.L. Armour-Piercing Mark VIIA	12in B.L. Palliser Mark II	12in B.L. Shrapnel Heavy Mark IIA

Q.F. Projectiles

1pr Q.F.

Common MarkII

& Day Tracer Projectile Mark I

3pr Q.F.

Mark II

3pr Q.F.

Lyddite

Mark V

4.7-inch Q.F.

High Explosive

Mark IV

4.7-inch Q.F.

Practice

Iron Mark I

4.7-inch Q.F.

Shrapnel

Mark VIIA

6pr Q.F.

Mark III

6pr Q.F.

Cordite

Mark III

6pr Q.F.

Cordite Mark XIV

& MD Steel

12pr B.L. or 12pr Q.F.

12, 8, & 6cwt

Mark III

12 & 14pr Q.F.

Common

Pointed Mark II
Mark V

12pr B.L. or 12pr Q.F.

12, 8, & 6cwt

Mark III

13pr Q.F.

Shrapnel Mark II

13pr Q.F.

Shrapnel Mark III

Armstrong Projectiles

20pr Armstrong projectiles

40pr Armstrong

Case

Mark II

40pr Armstrong
Common

Mark II

40pr Armstrong
Segment
Mark I

40pr Armstrong
Shrapnel
Mark I

7-inch R.B.L. Armstrong
Case
Mark V

7-inch R.B.L. Armstrong
Common

MarkII

7-inch R.B.L. Armstrong
Segment

Mark I

Projectile Photographs

64pr R.M.L. Common Studded	64pr RML Shrapnel 1876	7inch R.B.L. Armstrong Common	40pr R.B.L. Armstrong Common
7-inch RML Shrapnell	10-inch RML Palliser 1872	Armstrong Shell	Whitworth spherical
Whitworth 5inch 70pdr	Whitworth 6.4inch	powder can charge
Whitworth	Whitworth 7inch

Drawings (c) by John D. Bartleson Jr.

3.6inch Britten	Britten Shrapnel	3inch Armstrong	3.5inch Britten/Blakely
12pdr Case	12pdr R.B.L.	12pdr Common	Armstrong 3inch Studded
3.5inch Britten/Blakely	3.5inch Blakely Bolt	8inch Blakely Shell	9inch Blakely
2.15inch Whitworth	2.17inch Whitworth	4.62inch Whitworth
12pdr Whitworth	12pdr Whitworth	Boxer Shrapnel	Diaphragm Shrapnel

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