To All Interested,
I want to share with the members the type ammunition that England was using from the Crimean War ujp until around 1866 When they shifted back to muzzle loading projectiles.
This particujlar projectile was an all in one depending on how it was fuzed.
1 - with no fuzes and no burster and a fuze hole plug it was a bolt.
2. With the No. 2 percussion fuze, burster and a nose plug it was a shell.
3. With both fuzes and burster it was a shrapnel (case shot).
The No. 22 was a essentially a circuler flat time element initiated at setback.
The No. 2 percussion fuze was armed at setback and fired on impact.
When used together it would fire by the time fuse. When the time fuse fired its hot gases wold enter through the four holes in the top of the No. 2 fuze forcing the striker diaphragm inward into the detonator.
The segments were loaded through the base then closed with the base disk. The sabot was cast on similar to the method used by Bashley Britten.
The Armstrong projectile was manufactured by Sir William Armstrong at his Elswick Ordnance Company (EOC).
If you have questions please ask.
Regards,
John