It is a Model 1885 or Model 1897 breech loading cannon. There were only minor design differences between the two models, with 100 of the Model 1885 built and 262 of the Model 1897.

This early 16th century cast iron, breech-loading cannon is the only one of its kind in Wales. It is designed to be carried on a ship of war and fired through a gun port on the side of the hull. Gun ...

There are peculiar obstacles to the application of the breech-loading principle to heavy guns which leave but little encouragement to the hope of any great success in this direction.

DON IPPOLITO had slept upon his interview with Ferris, and now sat in his laboratory, amidst the many -witnesses of his inventive industry, with the model of the breech-loading cannon on the work ...

Conservators for Blackbeard’s ship the Queen Anne’s Revenge found the 16 fragments of paper wedged inside the chamber for a breech-loading cannon, with the largest piece being the size of a ...

Historical Treasures is a feature that spotlights local artifacts found in local museums. It will appear every Sunday in the Connect section of The Express-Times. Civil War signal cannon at the Sigal ...

The End of Breech-loading Cannon Scientific American , p. 33 (1 page) Published By: Scientific American, a division of Nature America, Inc.