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Attached gas check

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Attached gas-check

An attached gas-check was a copper plate that was physically attached to the base of a studded projectile of rifled muzzle-loading ("RML") artillery, sealing the escape of gas between the projectile and the barrel.

  1. RML 12.5in Studded Palliser Shell Mk III with Attached Gas-Check Mk II
  2. RML 12.5in Studded Common Shell Mk I with Attached Gas-Check Mk II
  3. RML 12.5in Studded Shrapnel Shell Mk I with Attached Gas-check Mk II

References

Attached gas-check Wikipedia


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