Minutes of proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution (1858)
Great Britain. Army. Royal Artillery Institution · Woolwich, Eng., : The Institution · leaf 190
, for parbuckle rope, all round the gun ; 2nd, for breech skids, 2' 6" wide at least; 3rd, for muzzle skid, 1' 3" wide at least. 1st. This was attempted and found almost impossible, because the mud was so soft that no man could get under the gun to dig out the portion AA. 2nd. The gun showed…
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