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  2. 12-pounder Whitworth rifle - Wikipedia

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    The 12-pdr rifle was designed in the early 1850s by British manufacturer Joseph Whitworth, who had recently been contracted to improve the Pattern 1853 Enfield.During his experiments with the Enfield, Whitworth was inspired to begin experimenting with a hexagonally-rifled barrel; Whitworth would later apply these principles to his field guns.

  3. Twelve-pound cannon - Wikipedia

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    12-pounder Whitworth rifled cannon M1841 howitzer In the left of this picture U.S. Grant can be seen firing a mountain howitzer. The twelve-pound cannon is a cannon that fires twelve-pound projectiles from its barrel, as well as grapeshot, chain shot, shrapnel, and later shells and canister shot. [1]

  4. Field artillery in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    12-pounder Whitworth breechloading rifle iron 2.75 104 1,092 12.0 1.75 ... The twelve-pound cannon "Napoleon" was the most popular smoothbore cannon used during the war.

  5. 12-pounder gun - Wikipedia

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    Twelve-pound cannon, cannon sized for a 12-pound ball, see Naval artillery in the Age of Sail 12-pounder Whitworth rifle , British rifled breechloader field gun of 1860s Erroneously, the QF 3 inch 20 cwt gun

  6. Whitworth rifle - Wikipedia

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    The Whitworth rifle was an English-made percussion rifle used in the latter half of the 19th century. A single-shot muzzleloader with excellent long-range accuracy for its era, especially when used with a telescopic sight , the Whitworth rifle was widely regarded as the world's first sniper rifle .

  7. QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun - Wikipedia

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    The QF 12-pounder 12-cwt gun (Quick-Firing) (abbreviated as Q.F. 12-pdr. [12-cwt.]) was a common, versatile 3-inch (76.2 mm) calibre naval gun introduced in 1894 and used until the middle of the 20th century. [4] It was produced by Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick and used on Royal Navy warships, exported to allied countries, and used for land ...

  8. RBL 12-pounder 8 cwt Armstrong gun - Wikipedia

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    The Colony of Victoria (today the State of Victoria, in Australia), sold 6 Armstrong 12-pounders to New Zealand for use in the Māori wars, for a sum of 3,592 pounds 1s 8d with equipment and ammunition. [5] They travelled from Melbourne on 7 November 1863 on the troopship Himalaya, and arrived in Auckland on 11 November 1863.

  9. Joseph Whitworth - Wikipedia

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    12-pounder Whitworth rifle. Whitworth also designed a large rifled breech-loading gun with a 2.75 inches (69.85 mm) bore, a 12 pounds 11 ounces (5.75 kg) projectile and a range of about 6 miles (10 km). The spirally-grooved projectile was patented in 1855.