Cartridge-bags are made either of parchment or serge. For the smaller calibres they are of parchment.
Each cartridge is marked in black with the calibre of the gun for which it is intended, the weight of charge, monogram of the place where it was filled, and date of filling.
Cartridges are kept aboard ship in brass or copper tanks of various forms having water-tight covers.
PROJECTILES.
The projectiles used in the French Navy are shot, shell and case-shot. There are two kinds of shot, cylindrical and ogivo-cylindrical, corresponding to the shape of the head; the cylindrical being used only in the calibres above 19 cm. They are all steel. The ogivo-cylindrical shot are used in all calibres above 14 cm., and are either of steel or chilled cast-iron. Shell are of cast-iron, and are similar in shape to the ogival shot.
Projectiles, Model 1864.
Armor-Shot.
