Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 249
aicbattery cells carried on the mounting are indicated. The figure repre-sents the gun as constructed about 1893, but the improvements thatare continually being made have brought about some modifications inthe details. Very notable among the productions of the great Elswick factory arethe quick… … -L 207 2o8 FIRE-ARMS. case. A more formidable weapon of the same class is the 45-pounderrapid firing gun, which, like the rest, is constructed entirely of steel, witha total length of 16 ft. 2\ in., a calibre of 4,724 in., and a length of boreequal to 40 diameters. The weight of this gun is 41…
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