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Great Britain Whitworth 80 pdr Shell (p. 215)

This projectile illustrates the rather novel fashion of filling the case shot for this gun.  The top of the projectile is removable and is fastened to the body by three pins.  In the United States the 5-inch Whitworth Rifle is referred to as an 80-pounder and in Great Britain, a 70-pounder.
Great Britain Whitworth 80 pdr Shell (p. 215)
© Jack W. Melton Jr.