Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . *$7ie£&Fif)8 zn -plan, ancl &of J3&ti//u££an/ ~pfr:s£- The pivots are secured by wedges in the muzzles of old smooth- bore gnus suuk on end iu the ma-sonry, Figs. 2, 3. As a finish, twoneatly fashioned stone steps arelaid up to the muzzle of the gun. Great care has been taken toarrange the pieces of the stepsradially. As a result they giveabsolutely no support at a placewhere support is sadly very few instances have thepivots thus secured stood the strainof the action without complaining,while iu some the
Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . *$7ie£&Fif)8 zn -plan, ancl &of J3&ti//u££an/ ~pfr:s£- The pivots are secured by wedges in the muzzles of old smooth- bore gnus suuk on end iu the ma-sonry, Figs. 2, 3. As a finish, twoneatly fashioned stone steps arelaid up to the muzzle of the gun. Great care has been taken toarrange the pieces of the stepsradially. As a result they giveabsolutely no support at a placewhere support is sadly very few instances have thepivots thus secured stood the strainof the action without complaining,while iu some the smooth bore gunhas started from its bed. In allcases the pivot proved to be theweakest point in the mounting ofthe guns. The slide of the Armstrong gnu is fitted with two barsor holdfasts (Plate 35), with eyeswhich slip over the pivot. A keythrough the pivot holds them inplace. The recoil of the gnu naturally tends to lift these holdfasts offthe pivot. Occasionally the key has broken, or been sheared off, theholdfasts have left the pivot, the slide upended, and the gun been dis-abled (Plate 127). The magazines in these forts ar
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