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Scientific American, Vol. 25, No. 16 (1871) (1871)
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a portion has been cut away, so as to forma Mount eres flat band around it. Thus, for a gun of 2 ft. plosions, which would exert a comparatively low and equal pressure during the whole init bore, the shot may be 26 in. cut down to. 24 time that the projectile traverses it. ut <a (MME me a shown. ae… … bolts. mt loaded, is closed with a plug bored out in the middle and fitted with a fuze, by which the The breech of the gun may be secured by BESSEMER’S HEAVY .ORDNANCE, Lemna Tear ‘ a movable breech plug screwed into the end chargeis ignited from the first flash that pro. © 1871 SCIENTIFIC…Internet Archive · Public domain (published before 1931). Free to use for anything.
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