Birth of a Gun- the Production of a 25 Pounder Field Gun, 1942 Sixty tons of molten steel are ready to be poured into ingot moulds at a factory producing 25 pounder field guns, somewhere in Britain. The moulds are about 6ft high and 24 inches square at the base. They taper near the bottom so that the solid ingot can be removed easily. The barrel of molten steel is designed in such a way that it can be swung for easy pouring.

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