Shrapnel shell manufacture

About this eBook

Author

Hamilton, Douglas T. (Douglas Thomas), 1885-1956

Title

Shrapnel shell manufacture : A comprehensive treatise on the forging, machining, and heat-treatment of shells, and the manufacture of cartridge cases and fuses for shrapnel used in field and mountain artillery, giving complete direction for tool equipment and methods of setting up machines, together with government specifications for this class of munitions

Original Publication

New York: The Industrial Press, 1915.

Credits

deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

UF: Military science: Artillery

Subject

Projectiles

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78213

Release Date

March 15, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.SHRAPNEL SHELL MANUFACTURE
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.CHAPTER I SHRAPNEL SHELLS
6. 6.CHAPTER II FORGING SHRAPNEL SHELLS
7. 7.CHAPTER III MACHINING AND HEAT-TREATMENT OF SHRAPNEL SHELLS
8. 8.CHAPTER IV MACHINES AND TOOLS FOR SHRAPNEL MANUFACTURE
9. 9.CHAPTER V MAKING FUSE PARTS
10. 10.CHAPTER VI MAKING SHRAPNEL CARTRIDGE CASES
11. 11.CHAPTER VII SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND INSPECTION OF THE RUSSIAN 3-INCH SHRAPNEL SHELL
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND INSPECTION OF THE COMBINATION FUSE FOR RUSSIAN 3-INCH SHRAPNEL SHELLS
13. 13.CHAPTER IX SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND INSPECTION OF RUSSIAN 3-INCH SHRAPNEL AND HIGH-EXPLOSIVE CARTRIDGE CASES
14. 14.CHAPTER X SPECIFICATIONS FOR BRITISH 18-POUNDER QUICK-FIRING SHRAPNEL SHELL
15. 15.CHAPTER XI SPECIFICATIONS FOR BRITISH COMBINATION TIME AND PERCUSSION FUSES
16. 16.CHAPTER XII SPECIFICATIONS FOR BRITISH 18-POUNDER QUICK-FIRING CARTRIDGE CASE AND PRIMER
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII SPECIFICATIONS FOR AMERICAN SHRAPNEL SHELLS
18. 18.INDEX

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