3-Pounder Common Mk 4 Mod 1 (Obsolete)6-Pounder Common Mk 5 Mods 0 and 3
U.S. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE
PART 1 - PROJECTILES, PROPELLANT,
AND PROECTILE FUZES
Chapter 1 - Projectiles
Section 14 - "POUNDER" PROJECTILES
6-Pounder Common Mk 3 Mods 3 and 4

Guns used in

6-pdr./40, /42
6-pdr./45, /50

Over-all length, inches

8.45

Diameter of base, inches

2.224

Distance base to band, inches

1.493

Width of band, inch

0.787

Diameter at bourrelet, inch

2.239

Filling

Black powder and TNT

Weight of filling, pound

0.24

Charge/weight ratio

4.00%

Cartridge Case

Mk 1

Primer

Mk 10 Mod 9

Tracer

Integral

Fuzes

Base - Mk 8 Mod 4 (B.I.F.)

This round may be issued B.L. & P. or B.L. & T. with the Tracer Mk 7 for target prac-tice. See other notes on 1-pounder Common.