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English: Photograph of base of QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss cartridge case, made by EOC (Elswick Ordnance Company), 1890s.

Stamping P indicates it has been filled with gunPowder; F indicates Full charge.
This cartridge was obtained in South Australia in 2008 and is believed to have equipped South Australian colonial forces.
Used in British service for the following guns :

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