Bardess Posted 28 September , 2012 Share Posted 28 September , 2012 According to the report on accidental or self-inflicted injuries, Lieut E A Griffiths was 'feeding his gun' when the second round exploded in the barrel and killed him instantly. Statements given at the time explained that: What is meant by the last 2 sentences of the first witness? Fused and ringed? Green cartridge? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A crooked MP Posted 28 September , 2012 Share Posted 28 September , 2012 The rings were rings of explosive charge of ballistite which were attached to the shell. The green relates to the colour/power of the charge which was red or green. have a look at this page. It should tell you what you need. Don't know hiow to make a link on mail so youi'll have to type manually! http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/smortar.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardess Posted 29 September , 2012 Author Share Posted 29 September , 2012 Thank you for the interesting link. It has the information I was looking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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