m

Hml-%flj:-a.f$ffi.

ffiffiffituAru eftnTMUruETg#ru"
SffiffilAL
7.7 cm. Fielel Giln Shell En coffufion
n/A, (olcl) fleld gurr flres flxecl a,nurunitiou. Does uot
1S96

n o (t
C.

c)

m:
E
fl

{
NCI, I.
rn

Zi li

trEeEd &rtEf;Hetry she$Es

effid
tffioV.

Fn*ffes,

6 Zr
r

St. - steel bullets.

---l\ \

use.

$cale-'*"

New Field Gun'

:
ctelay action

$hell"

$cale--+.

Typical

Fuzes. Scale-*.

C)l I
rn

C,]

fuze.

fi.re strearnline shell.

1916 (new) flel<tr gutl fires sepal'ate &rnnru-

Z 98nlA

nitiou, Fires all these

shell"

/\
ll(.7ll}r

driving with

tion macle without caun el ure g below

baud..

Separate amrnuni-

Two charges usecl 1916 guu_D

/9nn
26'5nn.

lssued separately"

: full. 3nd charge lst nnd

Znd charge

lst charge: reduced,

Fuze sot for

percussion

H.E" shell" M&rked witlr green, lrlue or yellow oross accorrling to nature of contents.

dirn enbion s and. colour as either Long or 1916

1.. Striker rod. .B. Needlo holder. O. Oreep spring. D. Centrifugal bolts.
Oase shot effoct,

Gas shell

same

only, as issusd.

i4,

Needlle.

E' Detonator.
Engllsh desiCnatlon German desiglnatioru Marklng on fuze Welght of shell ... Maximurn nangee,* (Time for shrapnel: peroussion for H E.)

Fuze set fot' time aotion.

F"

X896 Shrapnel. Sc7ar, tfr ktmg,)

1915 H.E.

Lond H.E.

1916 H"E.

Dopp.

g. 96 nlA,.

K. Gr. 15. i L.K.Z. 76 n+.1/., or ) E.K.Z. 76, or I E.K.Z. 77, or I I'.K.Z. 71 Gr.
15.6 lbs.

Lg, Iv, B.

G,t,

K. Gr,
See ];9l5

$tream|lne

Fl.E.

't

16.

916 Instantaneous
streamline shell.

C-Gesalwss.

fuze for field gun E.I{,%.76

C.

1896 n/A.
Uged

with

T. &
1916

P. fuze. shrapnel.

See 1915 E[.81. X6,2 lbe.

I{.8.

E.Id"Z. 76 0.
1$.4 lbs,

Dow. Z,

9{i ctlA.

16.0 lbs.

I3.8 lbs.

Fuze issue.l sealed with Iead plug.

TJ'pe

of guu

...
.oo

1896

n/A.

19r,6

1E96

n/A.

1916

1896

n/A,

1916

18e6

Xlei;res
Yarcls

?ntfb 'l r65E

6,000

7,600 8,312

9,1@

?,600

6,000 6,569

6,562

9,952

8,8i2

Char8e

firod fr:our lgtO (uew) gtru

to bo usod, whon

lst

chorge orily.

lst and 2nd ohargo mey

be used.

lst charge only for both I{.8. and gas shell.

1st chargo only

for II.E. 2nd charge only for ga,s

?.850 I {ry.ID.!'l?q ' i rGas fJ,r00 8,625 | {Ir'E'7'res , , Gas 8,968

n/A. | I'

1916

1916

10,700 71,7U2

horue.

To prepa,re for firing, tear off lead plug and insert striker rod fully

Fuze graduated in hundreds and flftios

of nretres

ra,rtge.

60

-- 6,ffi-metros.

Striker rods issued separately in small cardboard

boxeg.

Znd ehargo only.

6.000

should not bo used above

With

1916 gun

dispersion.

m. on account

of

*MaxirrltIli}1,&trgO1]is9u,1n',A.(olrl'tticlr1grin.wrt,iror:,[ai*loi,,effi

1O.5 cm,
'9Bi

Light Field Howitzer Shell in eomRnon u$e, Scale-t,

Yellow ring =: exltlo<l.er ; green ring -- picri.c
lricric acid.
without smoke pro,
tluoer"

Stneamline Shelf" $cale *"

=*

Typical Fuzes. Scale**,

shell except strearrrliue shell.

(both new) howitzerb flre all these shell.
B

zer flncs all these

1916 ancl Krupp
charges used with

'09 (old) howit-

Blaek stripe

acid fllling,

,/c viat'

..'

n.2,.\

/--t__._

howitzer.

'98/'09 howitzer, g rvith 1916 horvitzer ancl 10 with Krupp

Gas shell salne tlimeusion s ancl col our

blue or yellow of
acccrrrting
con.tents.

as " I-rottg If .E.' ' Marked rviih groerr, to nature

cro$.q

7/8nn F uze ean be set for either non-delay or d.ela.y action, nr

now made wibh t

rinc, lower
copper"

lVith exception of streamline shell, altr these howitzer sl"rell

driving band,s; upper

for time" A. Eitriker rod. D. Needle holder" O. Creep spring" D. Centrifugal bolts. E. Needle. tt. f)etionator. (*. Gm"nepellot.
1916 Shnapnel" Jf.

Shown above set for nontlolay action, as issued." To sefi for cl.elay action, tuqr

marked. m"V, is opposite setti.ilg mturk"

upper ring until

noteh

Engflsh deslgnatlon
Genman deelEnatlon

1915

Long

If.
,

Strearnllne
E[, Gr.

Sah.r. 16,
.l

I{. Gt'. 75. iH. Z " 0i Gr., ot il. z .05117 4,r.,or t &. H. Z. 16, or \ Jg. .Er. z , I?'.
34.8 ltrs.

Lg,
See

fuze for streanrline shell.

1916 instantaneous

C-

Gesul'ross.

E,I{.8,

T6 O.

19OS T"" & P. howitzop

Msnklng on fuze Welght of shell fulaxlmum rangs wlff-r tTime for shrapnol; peroussion for I{.I1.) Tl'pe of lroryil,zer
iUetues

H,

H. Z . 05 Schr., or
tr" 05117 ficito..

Irnze identica,i q'ith

.16

E,8.06

{.ir.

uze.

\9i6

fit. N.

z.

16 C.

81,4 lhs.

34.8 lbs.

36.3 lbs.

full chan8e,

t9g/'0.c1

7,0p
?,666

Yards
a t
LU

I I

1fi6

Krupp
8,TT5

s.s00. I g,gw

'98/'09 i

rOre s,*Oo

'98i

0,697

?,000 | 7,655 |

g,tgo

1916 i 8,.{00 ?,655 i 9,196

?,(n0 I

',09

Krupp
I,T?5
9,59?

1$ll6 9,?95
10,6:|,5

Krupp
10,r00
11,1.55

t tci act, f uze rvill act on Fcrcussion. Action rvill bc less iustant&neous, holever, than tha,t obtained.
{ai

shclrvn altove, except for a,iidition of graze pellet G. Shonid fuze he flrecl rvitholrt stlilier rod., or shoukl latter

0,,

Ltr.I{..%.

rvith ?th harg:e" For fu.ze sefitings for use with

tables

'Iirne ring graduate<l in huuc-Lreds and . flfties of nretres of range ior use with '98/'09 arrct 1916 howitsers Krupp howitzer,
"

Bee ra,uge

I = (-)

pa,int fl,re notv urade .vvith a gt'eze pellet.

All flelcl artillery fuzes markcd 6r bew' tt in u'hite

witlt, sijrilrer rod.

sheil. fihrapriel frrze 'H,8.Ofr Slolt t is itlentical with &bor'*, Iitrt has 1;,'r r!{,la.y action,
C"ncrss

{Isetl rvirh I{.i:1" rlurl I][n; s

-)
L

z.

a
F F o

Gew,eral Sta,ff ( trntett,igewce),

fr gmer g,l,

Printing CorupanS', It,E.*-W.O.fi./1"848,

"

k z.
tU

LU ()

I{ earf,qxce,r t er I

12tP?,0otaber, IgLg"

= o o E,
n

U-l

d.

ffiffiffifuTAru AMMTuru$TEffiru-

EniSS{Sffi, &.

7 o o c I

C)

rn

$hells and Fuues for

'10-em. Guns. (lnlibl'e:1t).5 om. * 4"L iu" Tlher three rnclrlols of 10-cru. gun in service in the Gtrrrnntr (Ar-rily) atbillery
wedge l"rreesh.

SERIAL No. 2. lo-cm. Guns and 1916 Pattern !5-Glrt. Gun.

Fuzes for l$*em, and 16-cm"
ticularly with sholl with false ca,D, Ilrepirre f uzcg liefore firing, a,s lairl cltrwn ulr.der eaol'r f.uze, If prong of safety+in irr

-{

= rn

z
r

-{

6 zo
a-

l$*cffir" Gun $hell in cornmon {Jse" Scale---*"

shell (shorvn lrhite) is greascd trut uot
gun shetrl issuert fuzr ltl Shoulder r.tf lCl'crn,
painterl..

Guns' $eal,r*-*,
eontritu$rul srufety tlevice, rvlri.crlr is not alTectecl ttY flsurP,

U)

'Io q,voirl " bltnd.s,"

Tlris fuze has

D&rr.

crur bc irletrtifiecl &s. follows:1$04 gnn: vertical sliding

1914

AII I0"etrt. a,ucl l5-c tn

I
I

of sighi; sieht
a,cross llreeclr.
45

gun: indelrcndent lins

bar

Illack ring
slr

outrder

belorv

clenobes

1917

gun ; lsngtlt of Pioco:

steel bullets.
clenotes

of 10-cnr. gun flre these shell. Fixecl artturunition is ctbsolete. Separnte &uliltunitiou now issued. Fihell fits loosely in rrrouth of

All thnee patterns

calibres:

15

ft.6 in.

ZlSn n 9j/en. I R*
I

llullets set in resin,

}t,crl ring

Gr", 2,01 ot" ntpp" Z, gg ?1, F, frrzes is rusty, it, i6 a sigrr ghnt damp bas penetirtted f uzea,nd rlra,y have affectrrcl snfety device (black p<llrlerr pellcf). Suslt fuzes a,re uugs,fe to fire or for transport. Tlre latest Gt".,7. 04 nnd Domt. Z, 92 ,,1,. -F. fuzes ura nn,de witirotrt safet,y lrin anrl lnnl'ked " o" Vot'st,"'

Tlhis is ,ttot a clocl(wouk fuze,

lllrrclo charges userl rvith 191? gun; l,wo u'il,lt 1914 antl 1904 guus. lterluceid. cha,uge for 1914 an<i 1904 gluls : full chnrgc
rrrirnrs c:orttt'al baEl. Ilt'lllerce cardbon,r:d cover' of cartridgo c&se bcfore
Ioailing.
Ohargos ruarlied. " Am." aro for urle &s full chargo only. 10-orn. gung ffre two tylles of ga,s shell. (a) Slroll sirnilar to 1015

cartridtlo

c&so"

_u-_

61 mil
lGn

2.044

G.H1b

nn.
9 tn.

tr0-cru. tril.E. sholl, but ura,rketl witlt bluo, green or yellow ct'oss accorrling to na,tttre of conteuts.
Ii

blue or unpainted. [rod],, rvith I'ellow head and mal:kecl with blue, green lO-cnr. gurt cartridges used with both (a) ancl (b).
Special shell for ranging pul'l]oses a,tr'e ruarkectr o'S."
t-

ght fiel

(b)

Gas shcrll of X0 &am. cl howitzer : colour,

c1elay

or }'ollow cross.

nrarked O,V. is
set,ting nl&rli.

Fuze sho$"n $eS for action. To sct for noxl-dela,y action" turn npper ring until notch
op1'rosite

Fuze shown set for

secon ds" Tlo set,

.40.]

placc cross opposifier

setfiing nlfr,l'k"

for pcrcussion,

English designatdovr
Gerullan desination

I915

'trO-crn. ${.E.

MarkinE on fuze Welght of

r.,

.ec

70 ant, &r. Il5, ( T'{.2. L$f .I0 ent,. R., or Gr'. Z. 0.7, or ) ) D,tttr. -2. i5 kung.l, ot

X915 lo-crn. H.E., with falsc calr. trO nn,. Gt'. 15 (Haube).

896 1O-cm. Shrapnel.

70 cm,. Salr,r'.9(i.

I I

Orily
'[9O4 Penctassion Fuze.
Gr',
1

\Gr'. 2,77"
39.7

shell 0..

!..

lbs.

or f Hbgt, z,IT,ay \ Doptrt, .2.76 o. Afl, Al.s lbs.

(

Gt', Z .0&,

I I I I I

Dwp Z, 92 ta. .F., or: lI Drvttgt Z.92lg. Brl,g"" ot

(

l)opp 2.99 o. Yorst,.

35.$

Z"

04,

892 T, & P. Fuze, of new shape" I)wp, 2,92 tt,. T.

1917 Instantaneous Fuze. for shell with falso ca,p. Hbsr. .2. 17"

lbs.

Maxlmunl t"avrglee. (Tinre for shralnrel; pe.trcussion tor ILE.)

F

'[9O4

uu clurrge '

r{ctres J lYarcls

Llnrlncorl

r:harge { y.,er$:'

Gusr, u.,900 | 12,249 | 8,950 | 9,?gg |

1914 Gun"
11,400 12,d67 9.2m) 10,0ti:i

1904

Gun" lg,?00 I 13,689 |

1914 Gun.

lg,too

I I

19O4

14,32?

erln cerl clr arse

no|!.fr:.lt with shell rvitla false

rrapnel.

Gun. r1.@0 | 12,030 |

1914 Gr,ln,
xl,2cCI
\2".249

Fuze issue<l set for nondoloy action. Ilefore load.ing, unscrew false ealr of shell (it any) an<l reurovo sa,fety Din. If required, set fuze for delny a,ction" Scrow on falso c&,p"

treulo\re safetl, pin,

scrconc'l.s
soconcl..

Fuze issuecl set for percussion. Before loading,

Tirne ring gradun,ted. in an<l quarters of a"

cardboard lroxes. Ilefote lonrlin$9, unsorew lrlu$ in ll<lint of fnlse crr,p and push rrtriter: rotl fully horue,
lf,his fuze is lrrovitlod rvittrr
a,

Strilier: rods i*suocl solla,rntoJy in

action.
used.

pellet. If sholl is fired without striher rod \i.e., &s issued), il, rvill burst with ordiua,ry percussion

grrlzr!

ca,p,

Gr. Z. -I7 is & sirrtilar fuzo llut in rvitb sholl withotrt a false cfl,l). sh,ort, hollorv striker rodo uracle of uretal. T-rengtlt, zfi in.

{t requires n

tr5-esm"
[916 X5-cfi]" GLrn,

Gun H.E. She[8. ScaBe-#,

No fa,Isei ee,tr)s nro iulierchange&,ble,
of fuze und.erfalso ca" Ir.

$6"em" Gum ShraPnet" Saa[e-fr"

{igures intlicates tyl )o
"
O.tr

08oekwork Fuze,
Scale-$"

",Zno follou,.ud. lry tw o

exist; one try Krupp Q.5 (r'trr. If. L6 Iifl.l, the othor lry the f,theinische lfotatrlwn,r'en X'abrik U5
rifl.ing,
c

firect by 191615-cru. un. Two urotlels of this gun

All these 15-cm. sholl

'o R " signifies that sholl contains surolie prorltrcer,

ttl-trrs, "
n

f,trz.

z. 04" : 6 r"

issued.

I
I

I{. XG fllt,.). Both n,r'e rrtoclern gnns on nrox'itzer ca,xrierges ;

ctrr,,

urove cclver anrl c&p of

48 ilrooves. ll.hrec chtrrges usrrd. Recn

n n. 6lze in.
166
I

and crinnped in forlr xrlaces into a groovs cut below the lower driving band.

AXI those l5-cm. sbell a,re now fitted with a tin-lencl decoppering band, This band is slitlped over the base of tlle shell

F--

ing. N'[ediurn clra,rge : fnll cha,rge nriuus bag

=- full char:ge urinrrs ba,gs rnnrkscl 2 an<l 3.

ar:tridge

sc before loarl-

-:2r

-\Y

.._

mitrhctl iJ. Tiedncecl cha.ge

Gas shcrll s{il,rrro dirnensions &s 1916 T{.I:. rvith whitc rin$
I'ounr1 shoulrtrer anrd iYellotv) cross.

I I t I I I t
I

falso ca,l)" Ifu,rlietl

l>y

t I I
I

*l

I I

Shell nrrr,rkerl with a, blncli or whil,q: cross &te ;ltrrll ov()r sL,ir,nda,rd
slrerll. ;11xlr:inl shcll for rarrging I)ril'l)o$(rs elro ltta,'rl(e(t'" E."

I I I I I I I

,llt
n ;

I
I

76;; ilTT t

?mm.
I

I
!

3{

in.

in.

I
I I I

'rffi
W

ffi

n'eit{ltli: tihey a,re lot

574n
I
I

gzus

22ia in.
I I I I I

fiili

j.:1i''.:{l:";;l,i Apt tro

I
I

in.

I I

503m
I

ritlirrg,

Thc 1i)16 l5-orrr. flrn shoultl not bo d,olrfrrsocl rvitlr thtl'15-trtrt. navrr,l grtn ou wlreel*rtl rnounbing;
.[4

t?Y+ in.
I I I
I

I{,F}. shclI pr.r,interl I'ellow, cnrtlidges shorter. Navtr,l

grooves. Nnval

I I

I I I I I I
t I

F'mzeg ma,rl(ed
t..-

uo

0.Ae.o

autrrrrrnil,ir>n trtrtst,rrot Jre fir:ed frorrr l!)16 lli-cr.n. grln.

'i:,1

'

a-

l I -,.l{-

havo no percussion slrsbern used agairrst a,eri.&l tnrgets

En4lish designatlon

19Og tr5-cne. H.F.

75 enu.

9Og 1 S-cnr.

with false cap.

$d.E.,

1916 16-cm. l-1.8., rvith falso cep"

trS

19Og'15-ern. $&rpapnel"
L6 ewu, Sclr.r." 03 (gr.l, DoPP.

errnan designation
frfianking

Gr.0i).
04.

75 cne,.

Gr'.03 (Iilaubel.
ox
{

am. Hbsr. 16.

19nO X5-ern. Sl'orapnel, with false cnnr.

X.5

n916 T

0loqkwork
Dopp,

Fuze'.

ctn, Efbsa'hr,
Dtryw,
1tr5.?

1.6,

Z, 1.6

on fuze

Gr. fr.
...

(Gr.Z"04,ar
1,

I Dopp, .A. 16 o. Az.

Ilb{tr..Z.lT,

&r..2.04, or I Hbgr. E. 77, or I Doptt" E" L6 o" Az,

113.5 trbs"

Z,

16"

Z,
tbs.

76.

Welght of

shell

ll0.9lbs.

It5.? lbs.

111.6lbs.

IJeforo loarling, unscl'ew (it any) a,ncl set fuze. Screw on false calt
falser cap of eheil

again.

Maxinrusrr s"andes.

(Time
F

cussion for F[.tr].)

for shrallnel;

pcr-

i\Ietr:os charge ' if Yarrls Merliuul cha,rge -{ I\tetres ' { Yatrls

ull

Not to bo nsed
17,600

29,gm
24,934

up to 60. Corrector on fnzo setter

21,7M
2:),731
19,5CI0

seconds nnd rtnrlrter secontlst

I'uze setter

Sraduar,tecl irr

Not to'fre
19,lsg

msed

lg.24B
13,900
15.201

Ilerltrr:cd c:lru'go f xletres " lYa,tds

a
UJ

Not to be userl

21.3ffi 13.(fr) 15,fr)l

1?,500 14,300 15,639

20,2m 22,Mg L8'6m

?fr,342 13,900
tr5,20L

graduatecl

pla,co setting rrrark oppositcr oross orr fuzo setter.

in * socon<ls. ['o set for ]rorcugsion,

:tr E.
J

z.
F

etteral Stctff Vn telligen ee),

G e,rt er

O
z.
LU

aI IIe adqu,ar"t er" I.

9tlt, Noaenlbey,
7?tr 8"

g-eiu_.BD&ce,_

, inart

tr'lasb roalucers for lGcm. ontl liom. guns made up ln circuls.r rlng-shaDed b&gs. tr'or night ttring, one b&g itr car'tridg case rboto ch&rgs. If necoBa&ryr reverae oovef, of l(Fcur, cartridgs c&so to

l5G-900 ya,rals,

Use of fl&str rcducer shortens rurge of lGonr, gun by50-150 ytrils,

ald of l6-ciu, gun by

:tr F

?
LU

()
f
O O
E.
n tr I

E.