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Description: 11-inch muzzle loading rifled gun Mk II. This is No. 30, made by the Royal Gun Factory in 1872. These guns were used in turrets on ships (such as HMS Alexandra (1875)) and for shore defence. The shell on the bottem left of the image is a 12 inch shell with studs for the Woolwich groove type rifling system.
Title: 11inch muzzle loading rifled gun(1871)mk2
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