Cartridges for -weapons

Cartridges for weapons, inert projectile or Cartridges, small arms 0328... 

Cartridges for weapons, inert projectile. Ammunition consisting of a casing with propelling charge and a solid or empty projectile. US 173.59... 

The red end must be assembled adjacent to the primer (Ref 42, p 86). Ignition cartridge is inserted into fin assembly ahead of the primer. The shaft, in turn, is screwed into the base of projectile, which is made either from pearlitic malleable iron or from steel. Propellant M9 [ See Vol 2, p C35, Table VI (Ref 44)] charge consists of several increments sealed in individual cellophane bags (usually four for 60-min mortars and up to nine for 81-mm weapons). The bags are placed either between or within the blades of fins. 

By this time, breech loading weapons had been improved by development of the brass cartridge case, the base of which provided a good surface for placing information. At first, only the weapon bore size and/or the manu-... 

In TM 9-1985-6 (1953), listed here as Ref 16 are described and illustrated under Cartridge Cases, without including Italian names, the cases for several weapons. Their igniter charges range from 10 to 5 Og of Black Powder... 

Illustrations for cartridge cases used in the above weapons are on pp 347 to 350 and following are the projectiles used in 105-mm weapons ... 

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