m
n o (t
Hml-%flj:-a.f$ffi.
ffiffiffitu€Aru eftnTMUruETg#ru"
C.
c)
m: E
{ fl
SffiffilAL
trEeEd &rtEf;Hetry she$Es 7.7 cm. Fielel Giln Shell En coffufion n/A, (olcl) fleld gurr flres flxecl a,nurunitiou. Does uot 1S96
use.
$cale-'*"
Zi li
effid tffioV.
6 Zr
Fn*ffes,
New Field Gun'
---l-
St. - steel bullets.
rn
NCI, I.
:
r
*
$hell"
Typical
$cale--+.
C)l I
Fuzes. Scale-*.
rn
C,]
ctelay action
fuze.
fi.re strearnline shell.
Z 98nlA
1916 (new) flel
|
nitiou, Fires all these
/\
shell"
ll(.7ll}r
Separate amrnuni-
\ \
tion macle without caun el ure g below
driving
baud..
Two charges usecl 1916 guu-
with
lst charge: reduced,
: full. 3nd charge lst nnd Znd charge
_D /9nn
lssued separately"
Gas shell
Fuze sot for percussion
26'5nn.
only, as issusd.
same
dirn enbion s and. colour as either Long or 1916
-
H.E" shell" M&rked witlr green, lrlue or yellow oross accorrling to nature of con-
1.. Striker rod. .B. Needlo holder. O. Oreep spring. D. Centrifugal bolts.
tents.
i4,
Oase shot effoct,
Needlle.
E' Detonator. Engllsh desiCnatlon German desiglnatioru
X896 Shrapnel. Sc7ar, tfr ktmg,)
F"
Marklng on fuze
Dopp.
Welght of shell ... Maximurn nangee,* (Time for shrapnel: peroussion for H E.)
TJ'pe
of guu
...
Xlei;res Char8e
g. 96 nlA,.
1915 H.E.
16.0 lbs.
1896
n/A.
Lg, Iv, B.
1E96
n/A.
1916
1896
n/A,
1916
6,000
7,600
9,1@
?,600
6,000
'l r65E
6,562
8,312
9,952
8,8i2
6,569
to bo usod, whon
lst
firod fr:our lgtO (uew) gtru
lst and 2nd ohargo mey be used.
*MaxirrltIli}1,&trg€O1]is9u,1n',A.(olrl'tticlr1grin.wrt,iror:,[ai*loi,,effi
16.
I{.8.
I3.8 lbs.
?ntfb
chorge orily.
See ];9l5
X6,2 lbe.
Yarcls
.oo
K. Gr,
G,t,
See 1915 E[.81.
15.6 lbs.
19r,6
1916 H"E.
Lond H.E.
K. Gr. 15. i L.K.Z. 76 n+.1/., or ) E.K.Z. 76, or I E.K.Z. 77, or I I'.K.Z. 71 Gr.
lst charge only for both I{.8. and gas shell.
18e6
n/A. | I'
Fl.E.
C-Gesalwss.
1916
for II.E. 2nd charge only for ga,s
't
916 Instantaneous
fuze for field gun streamline shell.
E.I{,%.76
E.Id"Z. 76 0. 1$.4 lbs,
?.850 Ii {ry.ID.!'l?q ' rGas fJ,r00 8,625 | {Ir'E'7'res , , Gas 8,968
1st chargo only
$tream|lne
1916
10,700 71,7U2
Znd ehargo only.
Fuze set fot' time aotion.
C.
Fuze issue.l sealed with Iead plug.
To prepa,re for firing, tear off lead plug and insert striker rod fully
1896 n/A. Uged
with
T. & 1916
Dow. Z,
P. fuze. shrapnel.
9{i ctlA.
Fuze graduated in hundreds and flftios
of nretres
60
ra,rtge.
-- 6,ffi-metros.
horue.
Striker rods issued separately in small cardboard boxeg.
With
1916 gun
should not bo used above
6.000
m. on account
dispersion.
of
1O.5 cm, '9Bi
Light Field Howitzer Shell in eomRnon u$e, Scale-t, Yellow ring =: exltlo
'09 (old) howit-
zer flncs all these
lricric acid.
shell except strearrrliue shell.
Typical Fuzes. Scale**,
Stneamline Shelf" $cale *"
Blaek stripe
=*
without smoke pro, tluoer"
acid fllling,
..'
1916 ancl Krupp
B
n.2,.\
,/c
(both new) howitzerb flre all these shell.
/--t__._
viat'
charges used with
'98/'09 howitzer, g rvith 1916 horvitzer ancl 10 with Krupp
howitzer.
Gas shell salne tlimeusion s ancl col our as " I-rottg If .E.' ' Marked rviih groerr,
blue or yellow acccrrrting
of
7/8nn
cro$.q
to nature
F uze ean be set for either non-delay or d.ela.y action, nr
con.tents.
for time"
lVith exception of streamline shell, altr these howitzer sl"rell
A. Eitriker rod. D. Needle holder" O. Creep spring" D. Centrifugal bolts. E. Needle. tt. f)etionator. (*. Gm"nepellot.
now made wibh t
driving band,s; upper
rinc, lower
copper"
Engflsh deslgnatlon
1916 Shnapnel"
Genman deelEnatlon
Jf.
Msnklng on fuze
If.
H. Z . 05 Schr., or
H,
tr"
Welght of shell
,
1915
Sah.r. 16,
05117 ficito..
81,4 lhs.
Long
I{. Gt'. 75.
Lg,
iH. Z " 0i Gr., ot il. z .05117 4,r.,or t &. H. Z. 16, or \ Jg. .Er. z , I?'.
.l
See
34.8 ltrs.
L
C-
\9i6
34.8 lbs.
fuze for streanrline shell.
E,I{.8,
Gesul'ross.
fit. N.
z.
iUetues
Yards
t9g/'0.c1
7,0p ?,666
I I
1fi6
s.s00. I g,gw
Krupp 8,TT5
0,697
a
LU
I = (-)
'98/'09 i
?,000 | 7,655 |
',09
rOre
'98i
s,*Oo
?,(n0 I
g,tgo
1916 i 8,.{00 ?,655 i 9,196
Krupp I,T?5 9,59?
1$ll6
Ltr.I{..%.
t tci act, f uze rvill act on Fcrcussion. Action rvill bc less iustant&neous, holever, than tha,t obtained. {ai
full chan8e,
tTime for shrapnol; peroussion for I{.I1.) Tl'pe of lroryil,zer
0,,
shclrvn altove, except for a,iidition of graze pellet G. Shonid fuze he flrecl rvitholrt stlilier rod., or shoukl latter .16
16 C.
Krupp
9,?95
10,r00
10,6:|,5
11,1.55
19OS T"" & P. howitzop
E,8.06
T6 O.
Irnze identica,i q'ith
36.3 lbs.
fulaxlmum rang€s wlff-r
upper ring until
noteh
marked. m"V, is opposite setti.ilg mturk"
1916 instantaneous
Strearnllne E[, Gr.
Shown above set for nontlolay action, as issued." To sefi for cl.elay action, tuqr
witlt, sijrilrer rod.
All flelcl artillery fuzes markcd 6r bew' tt in u'hite
pa,int fl,re notv urade .vvith a gt'eze pellet.
{.ir.
f
uze.
'Iirne ring graduate
rvith ?th €harg:e" For fu.ze sefitings for use with Krupp howitzer,
tables
Bee ra,uge
"
{Isetl rvirh I{.i:1" rlurl I][n; s
sheil. fihrapriel frrze 'H,8.Ofr Slolt t is itlentical with &bor'*, Iitrt has 1;,'r r!{,la.y action, C"ncrss
.
t
-)
z.
a L
kz.
-FF tU
o
LU ()
= o o E, n
U-l
d.
Gew,eral Sta,ff ( trntett,igewce), fr gmer g,l,
I{ earf,qxce,r t er I
Printing CorupanS', It,E.*-W.O.fi./1"848, "
12tP?,0otaber, IgLg"
m
EniSS{Sffi, &.
ffiffiffifuTAru AMMTuru$TEffiru-
'10-em. Guns. (lnlibl'e:1t).5 om. * 4"L iu" Tlher three rnclrlols of 10-cru. gun in service in the Gtrrrnntr (Ar-rily) atbillery
crur bc irletrtifiecl &s. follows:1$04 gnn: vertical sliding wedge l"rreesh.
1914
gun: indelrcndent lins
of sighi; sieht a,cross llreeclr.
1917
bar
calibres:
15
shell (shorvn lrhite) is greascd trut uot painterl..
AII I0"etrt. a,ucl l5-c tn
Illack ring
gun shetrl issuert fuzr ltl
clenobes
}t,crl ring
clenotes
steel bullets.
I
ft.6 in.
belorv
outrder
slr I
ZlSn n
llullets set in resin,
9j/en. I R* I
'Io q,voirl " bltnd.s,"
Ohargos ruarlied. " Am." aro for urle &s full chargo only. 10-orn. gung ffre two tylles of ga,s shell. (a) Slroll sirnilar to 1015
2.044
Fuze sho$"n $eS for action. To sct for noxl-dela,y action" turn npper ring until notch
lO-cnr. gurt cartridges used with both (a) ancl (b).
nrarked O,V. is
uu clurrge '
Llnrlncorl
I915
'trO-crn. ${.E.
X915 lo-crn. H.E., with falsc calr. trO nn,. Gt'. 15 (Haube).
70 ant, &r. Il5, ( T'{.2. L$f .I0 ent,. R., or Gr'. Z. 0.7, or ) ) D,tttr. -2. i5 kung.l, ot
!..
r:harge { y.,er$:'
Fuze shown set for secon ds" Tlo set,
.40.]
for pcrcussion,
placc cross opposifier setfiing nlfr,l'k"
t-
or f Hbgt, z,IT,ay \ Doptrt, .2.76 o. Afl, Al.s lbs. (
\Gr'. 2,77"
F
op1'rosite
set,ting nl&rli.
Special shell for ranging pul'l]oses a,tr'e ruarkectr o'S."
r{ctres J lYarcls
Tlhis is ,ttot a clocl(wouk fuze,
nn.
or }'ollow cross.
Maxlmunl t"avrglee. (Tinre for shralnrel; pe.trcussion tor ILE.)
m
eontritu$rul srufety tlevice, rvlri.crlr is not alTectecl ttY flsurP,
G.H1b
c1elay
shell 0..
a-
9 tn.
Gas shcrll of X0 &am. cl howitzer : colour,
Welght of
o
Guns' $eal,r*-*,
lGn
ght fiel
.ec
r
D&rr.
Gr", 2,01 ot" ntpp" Z, gg ?1, F, frrzes is rusty, it, i6 a sigrr ghnt damp bas penetirtted f uzea,nd rlra,y have affectrrcl snfety device (black p
blue or unpainted. [rod],, and rvith I'ellow headgreen mal:kecl with blue,
r.,
6 z-
mil
tr0-cru. tril.E. sholl, but ura,rketl witlt bluo, green or yellow ct'oss accorrling to na,tttre of conteuts.
MarkinE on fuze
-{
Tlris fuze has
ticularly with sholl with false ca,D, Ilrepirre f uzcg liefore firing, a,s lairl cltrwn ulr.der eaol'r f.uze, If prong of safety+in irr
61
Ioailing.
Gerullan desi€nation
z
_u-_
rrrirnrs c:orttt'al baEl. Ilt'lllerce cardbon,r:d cover' of cartridgo c&se bcfore
English designatdovr
= rn
I
c&so"
lllrrclo charges userl rvith 191? gun; l,wo u'il,lt 1914 antl 1904 guus. lterluceid. cha,uge for 1914 an
(b)
-{
U)
of 10-cnr. gun flre these shell. Fixecl artturunition is ctbsolete. Separnte &uliltunitiou now issued. Fihell fits loosely in rrrouth of
Ii
I
Fuzes for l$*em, and 16-cm"
Shoulder r.tf lCl'crn,
All thnee patterns
cartridtlo
rn
l$*cffir" Gun $hell in cornmon {Jse" Scale---*"
gun ; lsngtlt of Pioco:
45
C)
SERIAL No. 2. lo-cm. Guns and 1916 Pattern !5-Glrt. Gun.
$hells and Fuues for
7 o o c
39.7
lbs.
Gt', Z .0&,
I
1
896 1O-cm. Shrapnel. 70 cm,. Salr,r'.9(i.
I
I I
Dwp Z, 92 ta. .F., or: lI Drvttgt Z.92lg. Brl,g"" ot l)opp 2.99 o. Yorst,.
I
35.$
lbs.
I
'[9O4
Gusr, u.,900 | 12,249 | 8,950 | 9,?gg |
I
1914 Gun" 11,400 12,d67 9.2m) 10,0ti:i
Gun" lg,?00 I 13,689 |
1904
R
1914 Gun.
erln cerl clr arse
lg,too
14,32?
I I
|
'[9O4 Penctassion Fuze.
(
I
Gun. r1.@0 | 12,030 |
19O4
1914 Gr,ln, xl,2cCI \2".249
no|!.fr:.lt with shell rvitla false rrapnel.
ca,p,
1917 Instantaneous Fuze. for shell with falso ca,p. Hbsr. .2. 17"
Orily
I
Gr',
Z"
04,
Fuze issue
1
892 T, & P. Fuze, of new shape" I)wp, 2,92 tt,. T.
Fuze issuecl set for percussion. Before loading,
treulo\re safetl, pin,
Tirne ring gradun,ted. in an
scrconc'l.s soconcl..
Strilier: rods i*suocl solla,rntoJy in
cardboard lroxes. Ilefote lonrlin$9, unsorew lrlu$ in ll
a,
grrlzr!
pellet. If sholl is fired without striher rod \i.e., &s issued), il, rvill burst with ordiua,ry percussion
action.
Gr. Z. -I7 is & sirrtilar fuzo llut in rvitb sholl withotrt a false cfl,l). sh,ort, hollorv striker rodo uracle of uretal. T-rengtlt, zfi in. used.
{t requires n
tr5-esm"
Gun H.E. She[8. ScaBe-#,
[916 X5-cfi]" GLrn,
All these 15-cm. sholl
'o R " signifies that sholl contains surolie prorltrcer,
{igures intlicates tyl )o
of fuze und.erfalso ca" Ir.
No fa,Isei ee,tr)s nro iulierchange&,ble,
ttl-trrs, " n
exist; one try Krupp Q.5 (r'trr. If. L6 Iifl.l, the othor lry the f,theinische lfotatrlwn,r'en X'abrik U5
t
.._
-\Y
-:2r
I
I I t I I I t
mitrhctl iJ. Tiedncecl cha.ge
=- full char:ge urinrrs ba,gs rnnrkscl 2 an
Gas shcrll s{il,rrro dirnensions &s 1916 T{.I:. rvith
*l
I
t I I
l>y
I
Shell nrrr,rkerl with a, blncli or whil,q: cross &te ;ltrrll ov()r sL,ir,nda,rd
574n
gzus
I
,llt ;
n
22ia in.
slrerll. ;11xlr:inl shcll for rarrging I)ril'l)o$(rs elro ltta,'rl(e(t'" E."
I
I I
I I I I I I I
I'ounr1 shoulrtrer anrd iYellotv) cross.
I
76;; ilTT t
?mm.
3{
I
I !
I
in.
I
in.
I
fiili
I
503m I I I
I I I I
I
I
I I I I I I
I I
.
75 enu.
Gr.0i).
Gr. fr.
1
'i:,1
9Og 1 S-cnr.
75 cne,.
1,
shell
ll0.9lbs.
...
1916 16-cm. l-1.8., rvith falso cep"
$d.E.,
Gr'.03 (Iilaubel.
Ilb{tr..Z.lT,
ox
It5.? lbs.
t..-
-,.l{-
with false cap.
(Gr.Z"04,ar 04.
l I
a-
'
I Dopp, .A. 16 o. Az.
Welght of
F'mzeg ma,rl(ed
t I
19Og tr5-cne. H.F.
on fuze
n
I
t?Y+ in.
I
autrrrrrnil,ir>n trtrtst,rrot Jre fir:ed frorrr l!)16 lli-cr.n. grln.
frfianking
trS
am. Hbsr. 16.
19Og'15-ern. $&rpapnel" L6 ewu, Sclr.r." 03 (gr.l,
&r..2.04, or I Hbgr. E. 77, or I Doptt" E" L6 o" Az,
19nO X5-ern. Sl'orapnel, with false cnnr. X.5
ctn, Efbsa'hr,
for shrallnel;
cussion for F[.tr].)
DoPP.
n916 T
0loqkwork Dopp,
1.6,
f xletres Ilerltrr:cd c:lru'go " lYa,tds
a
Fuze'.
Z, 1.6
Z,
16"
Dtryw,
Z,
76.
111.6lbs.
1tr5.?
tbs.
IJeforo loarling, unscl'ew (it any) a,ncl set fuze. Screw on false calt again.
I'uze setter
ull
0.Ae.o
falser cap of eheil
113.5 trbs"
Sraduar,tecl irr
seconds nnd rtnrlrter secontlst
pcr-
i\Ietr:os charge ' if Yarrls I\tetres Merliuul cha,rge ' -{{ Yatrls F
uo
havo no percussion slrsbern used agairrst a,eri.&l tnrgets
{
Maxinrusrr s"andes.
(Time
ffi
in.
I I
I{,F}. shclI pr.r,interl I'ellow, cnrtlidges shorter. Navtr,l
€errnan designation
W
I
I
grooves. Nnval
En4lish designatlon
'rffi
I I
j.:1i''.:{l:";;l,i Apt tro
I
Thc 1i)16 l5-orrr. flrn shoultl not bo d,olrfrrsocl rvitlr thtl'15-trtrt. navrr,l grtn ou wlreel*rtl rnounbing; .[4
F--
I
ing. N'[ediurn clra,rge : fnll cha,rge nriuus bag
ritlirrg,
and crinnped in forlr xrlaces into a groovs cut below the lower driving band.
n n. 6lze in.
sc before loarl-
n'eit{ltli: tihey a,re lot
AXI those l5-cm. sbell a,re now fitted with a tin-lencl decoppering band, This band is slitlped over the base of tlle shell
issued.
I
48 ilrooves. ll.hrec chtrrges usrrd. Re-
falso ca,l)" Ifu,rlietl
z. 04" : 6 r"
f,trz€.
I
rifl.ing,
whitc rin$
O.tr
166
urove cclver anrl c&p of cn
"
I
I{. XG fllt,.). Both n,r'e rrtoclern gnns on nrox'itzer ca,xrierges ; ctrr,,
ar:tridge
Scale-$"
",Zno follou,.ud. lry tw o
firect by 191615-cru. €un. Two urotlels of this gun
c
08oekwork Fuze,
$6"em" Gum ShraPnet" Saa[e-fr"
Not to bo nsed
up to 60. Corrector on fnzo setter
29,gm
21,7M
24,934
2:),731
17,600
19,5CI0
lg.24B
Not to be userl
13,900 15.201
1?,500
20,2m 22,Mg L8'6m
19,lsg
?fr,342
14,300 15,639
13,900
Not to'fre
21.3ffi 13.(fr) 15,fr)l
msed
in * socon
graduatecl
pla,co setting rrrark oppositcr oross orr fuzo setter.
tr5,20L
UJ
:tr E. J
z.
O F
z. LU
:tr F
?
O LU
() f
O O
E.
n tr I
E.
G
,ina€rt
etteral Stctff Vn telligen ee), G e,rt er
aI IIe adqu,ar"t er" I. 9tlt, Noaenlbey,
tr'lasb roalucers for lGcm. ontl liom. guns made up ln circuls.r rlng-shaDed b&gs. tr'or night ttring, one b&g itr car'tridg€ case rboto ch&rgs. If necoBa&ryr reverae oovef, of l(Fcur, cartridgs c&so to
g-eiu_.BD&ce,_
Use of fl&str rcducer shortens rurge of lGonr, gun by50-150 ytrils,
l5G-900 ya,rals,
7?tr 8"
ald of l6-ciu, gun by
