The mariners' handbook; a convenient reference book for navigators, yachtsmen, and seamen of all classes (1906)
International Correspondence Schools, Roden, Ernest Konrad, 1866-, International Correspondence Schools. Pocketbook · Scranton, Pa. : International Textbook Co. · leaf 221
ly packed in a copper cartridge case, and thebase of the projectile is forced into the mouth of the caseand gripped there, forming a complete cartridge like thatfor a musket or a revolver. Such ammunition, Fig. 1, istechnically known as fixed ammunition. The copper casenot only holds the powder,… … Fig. 1 with guns that do not use cartridge cases. The breechmechanism of a gun using a cartridge case must includean extractor for withdrawing the case after firing. Forguns larger than 5-in. caliber, the powder is put up in bagsand loaded separately from the projectile. Guns usingfixed ammunition…
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