In the track of the troops : a tale of modern war (1881)
Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894, T. and A. Constable. prt, Nisbet, James · London : James Nisbet & Co. · leaf 288
are mere pistols tothe things which are being prepared for vessels ofour navy yet to come. My dear fellow, do you know what a 38-ton gunmeans ? Have you ever seen one ? Can you appre -ciate the fact that its weight is equal to thirty-eightcarts of coals ? Did you ever see the powder withwhich it is… … Facsimile of a grain of powder for tlie 38-ton gunsof the Thunderer—actual size. Here it is, as large as life—real/// so, without atuuch of exaggeration. I have measured it carefully 270 IN THE TRA.CK OF THE TROOPS with a tape foot-rule, and I find the dimensions tobe five inches and a quarter in…
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