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BAT 8723 No 4
This gun has a a a a a a length to the the base ring of2 57 m m m and the the bore is is uncertain The muzzle mouldings are obscure in in in in both
thisgunandits twin ThemuzzlehasF·A·F-Omouldings ThesecondandfIrstreinforcesconsistoftwosetsofmouldings separated by about 40 mm Starting from lhe muzzle end the mOUldings are as follows: O·F·A·F·Sp·F·A·F The vent fIeld has has lhe standard astragal and and and fillets and and and the cascabel has has multiple mOUldings --
BAT 8724 No 5 This gun gun has a a a a a length to the the the base ring of2 78 m m and the the the bore diameter is is is obscure The condition of of the the the gun gun is is is poor so thatitis diffIcult to determine lhemoulding arrangemenL Wbatcan be seen isas follows: muzzleF·F·A·F·F·O second reinforce reinforce O·F·F·A·F·F·O·Sp·O·F·F·A·F·O fIrst reinforce reinforce O·F·A·F·O·Sp-O·F·F·A·F·F It is possible that these mOUldings are in in in fact: O·F·F·A·F·F·O·Sp·O·F·F·A·F·F·O and due to its poor condition this has been misinterpreted There are the the the standard astragal and and and fIllets at the the the vent fIeld and and and the the the cascabel has multiple mOUldings BAT 8726 No 8 8 This gun gun has has a a a a a a a length to the base ring of2 78 m m m m m m bore diameter 120 mm (approximate) The gun gun has has obscure mouldings aroundthemuzzle whichconsistofF·F·A·F·F Thesecondandfirstreinforce: O·F·F·A·F·F·Sp·F·F·A·F·F·O Normal vent fIeld astragal and and fIllets and and multiple cascabel mouldings Italso has an an an unusual hole or dent near the breech thought to be be caused by the cascabel of gun No 9 9 resting on it (Fig 29) 49
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