Newton, shot and shell maker, also assisted Nie Ray efts at the trial. The calibre of the gun, which seo'd. tome tot is built entirely of steel, is 8 inches, the tous nominal weight 14 tons, and the length as follows Full charge, 110Ib, town - prismatic powder. Projec-[2%0 5,651 226 tile 210ibs...
Reduced charge, lbs. pebblepow- a It is rifled with 33 grooves, the spiral der. Projectile, h690 4159 166 increasing from 1 turn in 100 calibres at breech to 1 turn in 40 calibres at 7.64 With the full charge, the projectile will inches from the muzzle, the remainder being pierce at the muzzle an unbacked wrought an uniform twist of 1'turn in 40 calibres. iron plate 16 inches in thickness, or over The material of which the gun and carriage 12 inches at 2,000 yards. The range with were built was manufactured by Messrs.
12 degrees of elevation is 8,400 yards. Vickers, Son & Ca., of Sheffield, and im-'The trial having been most successfully ported for the Arsenal by Messrs. H. Mf, concluded, the hosts and guests reseated Schultz & Ca., of Shanghini, themselves on the trucks and were drawn Both the gun and carriage are of the back to the yamen, where a banquet had newest designs, and combine the most imbeen prepared. The rooms being small portant inventions of the day. The gun, as we have said, is mounted on its carriage in two tables were stranged in separate rooms the one being presided over by H.E. Kung, a deep cavity or pit, into which it si 'Tuotai, and the other by the Manager, Mr. by the force of the' recoil every time Nich.' The national game of mone was is fired. The force charges the hydroptieumatic lifting arrangements, which are played at the former, and toasts were drunk at the latter, Chinese and foreigners thus ready to lift the gun into position being mixed in the most congenial fashion, as soon as it is desired to fire it again. and it was past four o'clock when the This economy of power is a novel feature, party broke up. and enables a large gun to be worked Admiral Chandler and his staff expressed by the strength of a very few men their admiration of the gun factory, which with the greatest ease and certainty. In has not yet its equal in the United States, actual warfare the pit would be covered by asted shield with a slit in it through though this want is being rapidly supplied. A still larger gun is in course of construction which the gun would appear to fire, the at the Arsenal to be used in the same way perfectly effected while the yn is under loading, training, elevation, etc., all bein, as the one tried on Monday. Itis a 9-incl ground so that the gunners are thoroughly gut, 24 feet 3 inches long, and will weigh tons. Many other large guns are also in course of construction there. The factory, and the gun and carriage which were tried on Monday are well worth a visit, the very effective simplicity of the disappearing Arrangement being most remarkable; and there is now a good carriage road the whole way.
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