BL_6-inch_Mk_III_gun_diagram.jpg

Description

Diagram showing barrel dimensions of British BL 6 inch Mk III naval gun .

NOTE : This shows the version as modified for British service : strengthended by addition of chase-hoops, with weight increased to 100 cwt (5 tons).

Date

1893

Source

"Treatise on Service Ordnance".

Author

War Office, UK

Permission
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