SHRAPNEL.
Fig. 43.
Q. How are the interiors of shells coated?
A. With a special varnish furnished by the Ordnance Department.
Q. How are canister painted?
A. Black all over.
Q. How are shrapnel painted?
A. The whole body black, with a band of bright red on the head below the fuse to indicate front charge, or on the cylindrical portion of the body in rear of the copper band to indicate base charge, depending on which class—base or front charge—it is.