Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Handbook of the 3. 8 Inch Howitzer Materiel, Model of 1915: With Instructions for Its Care; January 27, 1916
The firing spring is threaded over the firing pin from the rear end of the pin, and over this is assembled the firing-spring sleeve in such a manner that when it is seated in its proper position the firing spring is put under an initial compression by being compressed between the collar on the front end of the firing pin and a shoulder or seat formed on the inside of the sleeve at its rear end.
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