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BAT 8731 No 13
This gun has has a a a a a a broken muzzle muzzle but has has a a a a a a length to the base ring of 2 78 m m m m The muzzle muzzle mouldings are obscure though
it it has the the the common muzzle astragal and and ftIlets The second and and flrst reinforces have O-F-A-F with the the the ogee facing the the the muzzle Standard vent fleld astragal and and and flllets and and and multiple mOUldings in in the cascabel 0
BA T 80309 No 20
Thisand No 23 are the the the only examples to to date of of a a a a a a a a a smaller class of of gun the the the length to to the the the base ring is is 2 2 43 m m m and and bore
95 mm It has has a a a a a a a simple muzzle muzzle moulding the the the the muzzle muzzle has has the the the the arrangement F-A-F-O with the the the the ogee facing towards the the the the breech The The second and fIrst reinforces have O-F-A-F-Sp-F-A-F with the the ogee facing the the muzzle The The trunnions which are are well preserved are are tapered and the cascabel buttou has a a a a a a a a single moulding on it 0
BAT 8735 No 23 This is is is the the the iron gun that was raised in in in 1963 during the the the fIrst expedition and has been kept in in in the the the shallows at at Beacon
Island ever ever since The gun is in in in very poor condition and and the the mouldings are almost impossible to see However the the length o o o o o o o o o o f f f f t t t t t t t t t h h h h h h h e e e e e e e e e e e e e e g g g u u n n n n n n f f f f r r r r r r o o o o o o o o o o m m m m m t t t t t t t t t h h h h h h h e e e e e e e e e e e e e e m m m m m u u z z z z l l e e e e e e e e e e e e e e t t t t t t t t t o o o o o o o o o o t t t t t t t t t h h h h h h h e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e d d d g g g e e e e e e e e e e e e e e o o o o o o o o o o f f f f t t t t t t t t t h h h h h h h e e e e e e e e e e e e e e b r r r r r r e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e c c h h h h h h h r r r r r r i i i i i i n n n n n n g g g i i i i i i s s s s i i i i i i d d d e e e e e e e e e e e e e e n n n n n n t t t t t t t t t i i i i i i c c a a a a a l l to N o o o o o o o o o o 2 0
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