14cm Hontoria Projectile? Span-Am War

[HoldThePickle24]

Hi folks. I’m looking for ANY type of photo/drawing/illustration of a projectile for the 14cm Hontoria naval gun. I believe these were British-made exports for Spain in the late 1800’s. I came across a brass case from this gun a few years ago, and I would love to make a replica projectile to exhibit with it, but I can’t find anything on these shells. I’ll include photos of the case, as well as the one photo I found that I believe is a full round displayed with a gun, but I can’t really see much about the projectile. Any further info would be a huge help. Thanks!

 

[M8owner]

What are the dimensions of that case? I do not think I have seen a longer one, ever. Information on the internet shows that was a bag gun originally, then it was converted to quick fire with a cartridge case. It is strange that we do not have more information on such a historically significant round. I remember seeing photos of those guns before, but I never thought those were rounds for the gun due to their extreme length.

 

[HoldThePickle24]

Yeah, I was really surprised by the length of this thing. I’d love to get some info on the projectiles, but like you said, there’s a void in that regard. Here are some detailed dimensions:

Height: 1257.3mm
Mouth: Inside = 137.6mm diameter
Base/bottom: 174mm diameter
Just above base: 164mm diameter