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Diagram showing Mk I 20 lb Cordite MK I cartridge (bag charge) for British BL 6 inch Mk VII Gun.
The charge is made up of 2 10 lb 1/2 charges of cordite Mk I size 20 laced together. Total 20 lb.
Length of each 1/2 charge 11.75 inches, Diameter 5.75 inches, Total length 23.6 inches.
For use in the following guns :-

Date circa 1903
date QS:P,+1903-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Treatise on Ammunition 1906.


Scanned by Steve Johnson (http://www.cyber-heritage.co.uk/). Downloaded from http://web.ukonline.co.uk/stephen.johnson/arms/cord.jpg
Author War Office, UK.
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