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Could a jam-tin bomb be fired from a Stokes mortar?

Tin bombs were tried with Stokes mortars and other launching systems.

Question

Could troops launch a jam-tin grenade from a Stokes mortar?

Short answer

Yes, tin bombs were tried with the Stokes mortar and other systems.

Notes

Tin bombs were tried with the Stokes mortar and other systems. The affirmative response establishes that such experiments took place. It does not specify how widely they succeeded or whether the practice became standard.