WW1 British Vickers 13 Pounder 1905 Shrapnel Projectile with Vickers No 80 Fuze Date Filled 1918

WW1 British Vickers 13 Pounder 1905 Shrapnel Projectile with Vickers No 80 Fuze Date Filled 1918

WW1 BRITISH 13 POUNDER SHRAPNEL PROJECTILE WITH A WW1 BRITISH NO 80 TIME AND PERCUSSION FUSE. BOTH MADE BY VICKERS AND SONS OF ENGLAND. THE PROJECTILE DATED 1905 AND THE FUZE WAS FILLED IN 1918.

The forged steel 13 pounder projectile casing has been oil hardened and annealed (slow cooled) but the copper driving band at the base of the projectile is deficient. The softer copper band was used to seal the projectile into the rifling of the barrel to prevent propellant gases from blowing past the shell.
 
PROJECTILE SIZE: Height: 19cm / Diameter: 7.5cm / Weight 1.9kg
FUSE SIZE: Height 6cm / Diameter 6.4cm / Weight 377g

The Quick Firing (QF) 13 pounder was standard equipment for the British Royal Horse Artillery and the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery during the First World War. The 13 pounder saw action on all fronts supporting cavalry brigades and was highly praised for its lethal effectiveness and mobility in open warfare, but proved less effective in trench warfare.  By 1916, 13 pounders were being used as Anti-Aircraft guns.  It was in service throughout the British Empire from 1904 to 1940. It had a range of 5400 metres. Batteries detachments (Gun, limber, 9 gunners, 6 horses) normally carried 176 rounds per gun. The gun and its filled limber (24 rounds) weighed 1,528 kg and was towed by a six-horse team. All 9 members of the gun detachments were mounted on their own horses.
 
A Shrapnel Projectile is a hollow projectile containing small lead bullets and a small bursting charge, which, when fired by a time fuse, bursts the shell and scatters the contents in a shower. It is a type of antipersonnel projectile named for its inventor, Henry Shrapnel (17611842), an English artillery officer.
 
MARKINGS:
Stamped markings on the body of the projectile:
QF. 13 PR (Quick Firing 13 Pounder weight of shell)
I MK1 CASE OR BORE OF GUN
F.S. - means the shell casing is made from forged steel.
VSM Vickers, Sons and Maxim (manufacturers under licence of Vickers Armament Industries)
Dated: 12/9/05
The fuze markings (amongst others):
80IVA Fuze no. 80 Mk4;
War Department Broad Arrow: The broad arrow (or "Devil's Claws") symbol was appropriated by the British government to indicate the item was government issue.
8/18 August 1918 filled,
VSM Vickers, Sons and Maxim (manufacturers under licence of Vickers Armament Industries)
 
VICKERS, SONS AND MAXIM (VSM):
Vickers was a British engineering company that existed from 1828 until 1999. It was formed in 1828 in Sheffield as a steel foundry by Edward Vickers and his father-in-law, and soon became famous for casting church bells. The company went public in 1867, acquired more businesses, and began branching out into military hardware and shipbuilding.
In 1854 Vickers' sons Thomas and Albert joined the business. The company went public in 1867 as Vickers, Sons & Company.
When Edward Vickers bought Barrow Shipbuilding Company in 1897, he acquired its subsidiary The Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company. It was quickly renamed as Vickers, Sons and Maxim, manufacturer of guns, ammunition, ships, submarines and automobiles. Ordnance and ammunition made during this period, including World War 1  was stamped V.S.M.
In 1911 the company name was changed to Vickers Ltd and expanded its operations into aircraft manufacture and opened a flying school. They expanded even further into electrical and railway manufacturing during the 1920s.
Beginning in the 1960s, various parts of the company were nationalised, and in 1999 the rest of the company was acquired by Rolls-Royce who sold the defence arm to Alvis PLC.  The Vickers name lived on in Alvis Vickers, until the latter was acquired by BAE Systems in 2004.
 
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