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large solid projectiles without them cracking when they cooled, because the nose and base of the projectiles cooled at different rates, and in fact a larger cavity facilitated a better-quality casting. The hole at the base was threaded to accept a
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320:"Treatise on Ammunition" 4th Edition, 1887. War Office, UK
317:"Treatise on Ammunition" 2nd Edition, 1877. War Office, UK
304:"Treatise on Ammunition" 4th Edition 1887, page 237.
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