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Diagram of British SAPC (semi-armour-piercing capped) shell for BL 8 inch Mk VIII gun, Naval service, World War II.
Explanation of markings on shell, top to bottom ,left to right :-

  • RED - colour of dye.
  • K denotes it contains a coloured dye bag for identifying fall of shot. Note nose fuze for dispersing dye.
  • B denotes 6 c.r. head.
  • NT denotes the shell has a night tracer in the base. Hence the base fuze is not flush with the shell base, but is recessed into the shell.
  • GNB denotes the filling contractors initial. 7/43 denotes date shell filled.
  • EXPL PEL C.E. 3 1/4 oz : denotes the exploder is "Composition Exploding", 3 1/4 oz.
  • T inside the semi-circle segment indicates type of tracer shell has fitted.
  • FZD346 denotes serial number of fuze is 346. 6 above 7/43 applies to the fuze : denotes lot number 6, filled July 1943. BL/1 denotes the fuze maker's initial and mark of fuze.
  • The white band above the red band, just below the ballistic cap, denotes SAPC shell.
  • Red band denotes shell is filled.
  • 93/7 denotes filling percentages : 93% TNT, 7% beeswax.
  • Green band denotes primary filling is TNT.
  • N denotes intended for Naval use.
Date circa. 1943-1944
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Text Book of Ammunition, 1944.


Scan by Steve Johnson. Downloaded from http://web.ukonline.co.uk/stephen.johnson/arms/shel8.jpg
See also https://archive.org/details/BR932HandbookOnAmmunition1945/page/n171
Author War Office, UK
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