Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 501
y making the whole groove of the same size as at the muzzle, and thencutting away gradually on the loading edge of thegroove. Of course, as the twist is uniform, the driv-ing side of the groove cannot vary. Forms of Cannon.—Muzzle-Loading Smootii-Bore.—The construction of smooth-bore guns is… … is commonly used in monitor turrets. The principal data regarding these guns will be found in thetable on page 490. The same table exhibits the dimensions, etc., of Rodman guns. The generalform is shown in Fig. 3256. Muzzle-Loading Rifles.—The Parrott Gun, Fig. 3259.—This is an American cannon,…
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