Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . ut through the upper portion of thegun. This hole is stopped by a bronze metal plug,which screws into place to close the hole entirely,making a smooth surface with the steel bore-tubewhen ilie plugs are screwed home. The steel pock- HAST ATI 17 HASTT INTRENCUUENTS. etH, :vs a f^ciicrrul tiling, liavfi clenning pings at thf npfn country, iirt-the rifle pits iiml tiiii< lies. Ilusly lintldiii. iiilrciiiljMiints were niiicli usimI by bolli of Ihi- (;oii. Tlic piece is loadorl by |)lacing a projectile and linilin;; arniie« in
Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . ut through the upper portion of thegun. This hole is stopped by a bronze metal plug,which screws into place to close the hole entirely,making a smooth surface with the steel bore-tubewhen ilie plugs are screwed home. The steel pock- HAST ATI 17 HASTT INTRENCUUENTS. etH, :vs a f^ciicrrul tiling, liavfi clenning pings at thf npfn country, iirt-the rifle pits iiml tiiii< lies. Ilusly lintldiii. iiilrciiiljMiints were niiicli usimI by bolli of Ihi- (;oii. Tlic piece is loadorl by |)lacing a projectile and linilin;; arniie« in tlii littc war inlli<t United iSlateM. cartridi,e of slow-biirnin;; powder in the brcecli, and TJKy were nsed so friMjnenlly, and found so elti- a charge of (juiek-biiniin^ powder in each of the cacioiis. that the men acquired the hal)it of inlrench- poc]<ets. The projectile tits the bore tightly, so that ing Iheir line ininii-dialcly upon halting after a daysno gas can leak past. When the breech-clmrgc- is ; march, if tlie enemy was near. No compulsion, no. Haaki-ll Millti tired it starts the projectile at a moderate velocity,which is rapidly increased after the shot passes the])ockels by tlie explosion of the |iowilcr in the pock-els, ignition being elleeteil from Ibe i)rimary charge. The gun in course of construction at the ScottFomulry. Heading, Pa., now nearly completed, wasmade under Mr. Haskells superintendence. Thegun is (i inches bore, feet long, and weighs The lining tube is 2i in<lies thick to a ])ointforward of the front pocket; from there to the muz-zle it is 3 inches. There are four pockets in thegun, each intended for a eliarge of 28 pounds ofipiick powder. The breech charge will be about 18pounds hexagonal powder. A projectile three cali-bers in length will weigh 101) lbs.—one of four (cali-bers. lbs. ^Mr. Haskell expects to get an initial velocity of3,(100 feet per second with pressure nowhere exceed-ing 80,000 i)ounds jier inch, a
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