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DescriptionQF1pounderCartridgeDiagram.jpg	Diagram of Mk II explosive and Mk I tracer rounds for British QF 1 pounder "pom-pom" gun. Total round length approximately 168mm, cartridge case lengh 94mm, shell + fuze length 94mm. Shell is made of cast iron. Weight is 1 lb. Calibre = 37 mm. Propellant charge 1 oz 3 ¼ drams Cordite Mk I, size 3 ¾. Mk III explosive and Mk II tracer rounds were similar, except that propellant was specified as 520 grains Cordite Mk I size 2 ¼ for Mk III explosive round, and 520 grains Cordite M.D. size 4 ¼ for Mk II tracer. 520 grains = 1 oz 3 drams. The shell had both a normal driving band near the base, and an additional narrow centering band closer to the nose. Bursting charge 270 grains F.G. powder. Igniter 5 grains R.F.G.2 Mk I.
Date	details correct as at 1 August 1914
Source	Plate LXXX and Page 420 in "Treatise on Ammunition" 10th Edition, 1915. Facsimile reprint by Imperial War Museum and Naval & Military Press, 2003
Author	War Office, UK
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