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  2. RML 2.5-inch mountain gun - Wikipedia

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    The gun was a rifled muzzle-loader. Gun and carriage were designed to be broken down into 4 parts (barrel, breech, 2 wheels) so they could be transported by pack animals (2 mules each: each mule with a left load and a right load, which must balance) or men. The barrel and breech were screwed together for action, hence the name "screw gun".

  3. RML 9-inch 12-ton gun - Wikipedia

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    The gun's primary projectile was Palliser shot or shell, an early armour-piercing projectile for attacking armoured warships. A large battering charge of 50 lb (23 kg) P (pebble) or 43 lb (20 kg) R.L.G. (rifle large grain) gunpowder [ 10 ] was used for the Palliser projectile to achieve maximum velocity and hence penetrating capability.

  4. RML 12.5-inch 38-ton gun - Wikipedia

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    The gun originated from a desire for a longer 12 in (30 cm) gun than the existing RML 12-inch 35-ton gun.Experiments in 1874 with both 12 in (30 cm) and 12.5 in (32 cm) versions 3 ft (91 cm) longer than the existing 12 in (30 cm) gun showed the 12.5 in (32 cm) calibre was more suitable, and further experiments showed a projectile of 800 lb (360 kg) could be fired with a charge of 130 lb (59 kg ...

  5. East Longmeadow, Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    East Longmeadow is a town [1] in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, situated in the Pioneer Valley region of Western Massachusetts. It had a population of 16,430 at the 2020 census. [2] East Longmeadow is 5 mi (8.0 km) southeast of downtown Springfield, part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  6. Gun laws in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Gun laws in Massachusetts regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These laws are among the most restrictive in the entire country.

  7. Longmeadow, Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Longmeadow is located in the western part of the state, just south of the city of Springfield, and is bordered on the west by the Connecticut River and Agawam, to the east by East Longmeadow, and to the south by Enfield, Connecticut. It extends approximately 3 miles (5 km) north to south and 4 miles (6.4 km) east to west.

  8. East Point Military Reservation - Wikipedia

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    A 1945 map of the East Point gun batteries. The East Point Batteries, located in Nahant, Massachusetts, were part of the Harbor Defenses of Boston during World War II. Three separate gun batteries were built: Battery Murphy (two 16-inch guns), Battery 206 (two 6-inch guns), and a temporary 2-gun battery of 155 mm artillery.

  9. Littleton mill - Wikipedia

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    The Littleton mill in 2022 The Littleton mill in 2023. The Littleton mill is a building located at 410 Great Road and 450 King street in Littleton, Massachusetts. [1] It is notable as having the highest concentration of federally-licensed firearms dealers [2] (between seventy-five [3] or eighty-three vendors [4]) in one building in the entire United States.