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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.
The Armstrong gun—mainly the 12-pounder—was used extensively in the 1863 conflict in New Zealand between British troops and Maori in the Waikato. A well preserved 12-pounder which was used in the battle of Rangiriri is at the Te Awamutu museum. The barrel can traverse 6 degrees left or right without moving the gun carriage.
The 12 Pounder Rifled Breech-Loading Gun is a heritage-listed weapon at 72 End Street, Deniliquin, Edward River Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Sir William Armstrong and built from 1855 to 1864. It is also known as 12 Pounder Rifled Breech-Loading Gun (Armstrong) (moveable heritage item), 12 Pdr RBL and 12 Pdr Armstrong.
QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun, British "Long 12" of 1890s–1940s; QF 12 pounder 12 cwt AA gun, British AA gun of World War I; QF 12 pounder 18 cwt naval gun, British naval gun of 1904–1920s; RBL 12 pounder 8 cwt Armstrong gun, British field gun of 1859; Twelve-pound cannon, cannon sized for a 12-pound ball, see Naval artillery in the Age of ...
Some time after 1878, "attached gas-checks" were fitted to the bases of the studded shells, reducing wear on the guns and improving their range and accuracy. Subsequently, "automatic gas-checks" were developed which could rotate shells, allowing the deployment of a new range of studless ammunition. Thus, any particular gun potentially operated ...
The M1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or linked rounds packed in 4 M1 ammo boxes and the later M1A1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or 1,100 linked rounds packed in M1A1 ammo boxes. There were two .50 M2 ammo boxes to a crate (for a total of 220 belted or 210 linked rounds) with a volume of 0.93 cubic feet.
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 ...
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]