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2. Glossary of British ordnance terms - Wikipedia

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   E.g. if the preponderance was quoted as 4 tons 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 cwt (4.2 t) as for the RML 17.72-inch "100-ton" gun, the breech end sat with that weight on its mounting, enough to ensure stability but not enough to hinder changes in elevation. The preponderance of British muzzle-loading guns was typically stamped on the end of one of the trunnions.

3. Armstrong gun - Wikipedia

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   Armstrong gun deployed by Japan during the Boshin War (1868–69).. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field and heavy gun designed by Sir William Armstrong and manufactured in England beginning in 1855 by the Elswick Ordnance Company and the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich.

4. RBL 7-inch Armstrong gun - Wikipedia

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   The gun as first made weighed 72 cwt (8,064 lb) but the heavier 82 cwt (9,184 lb) version, incorporating a strengthening coil over the powder chamber, was the first to enter service in 1861. It was intended to replace the smoothbore muzzle-loading 68-pounder gun, and was intended to be Britain's first modern rifled breech-loading naval gun. The ...

5. RML 16-pounder 12 cwt - Wikipedia

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   RML 16 pdr 12 cwt gun barrel diagram, 1877. The gun consisted of an 'A' tube of toughened steel, over which was shrunk a 'B' tube of wrought iron.

6. Rotary table - Wikipedia

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   10 inch, manual rotary table. A rotary table is a precision work ... The ratio between worm and table is generally 40:1, 72:1 or 90:1 but may be any ratio that can be ...

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