Hotchkiss
The Hotchkiss pattern represented by this pictured specimen was designed
to explode at the time of impact. It did not require flame grooves on the projectile
body due to the percussion fuze system. This is an example of a projectile that does
not contain case shot. Projectiles that contain only gunpowder in their bursting
cavities are referred to as
common shells. Go
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