The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Villers-Bretonneux, France. 19 July 1919. Various types of British ammunition at Villers-Bretonneux. Left to right: Q.F. 4.7 inch Mark I Iron; Q.F. 4.7 inch Mark IV Shrapnel; Q.F. 4.5 inch Howitzer Mark VIII High Explosive; B.L. or Q.F. 6 inch Mark XI High Explosive; B.L. Shrapnel 60Pr Mark I; Q.F. 6 Pr Hotchkiss common shell base fuze percussion Mark II; B.L. 9.2 inch Howitzer High Explosive; Q.F. 18 Pr Mark V High Explosive; B.L. 12 inch Howitzer Mark II High Explosive.
Multi-bind that includes: 37306 Range table for 14-inch B.L. guns Marks I, K*, III and VI on railway mountings : 3/4 charge. Variant title: Range tables for fourteen-inch B.L. guns, Marks one, one
This multi-bind includes: 23715 Fuze scale for 6-inch B.L. gun, Mark VII : shrapnel (2 C.R.H.). Variant title: Fuze scale for six-inch B.L. gun, Mark seven : shrapnel (two C.R.H.). Variant title: Fu
Sectioned 9.2 inch Shrapnel Howitzer shell. At top are two 23mm thick lines in light brown paint. Also stamped in white paint is "9.2". There is a 45mm thick copper driving band at the bottom. The sh
A Number 117 Mark III artillery impact fuze sectioned by removing a 90 degree longitudinal section (one quarter) to display the internal construction. The fuze is 120 mm long and 60 mm diameter at it
This sectioned shell has a 75mm thick copper driving band at bottom. Although scratched in part and revealing the brass underneath, traces of the original mustard yellow paint are still visible. Stamp
This type of gun was used as the main armament on the Mark IV Male tanks during the First World War. The gun features a vertical sliding breech block. The recoil system is of the hydro-spring method.
