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Description9-pounder gun.JPG | A British 9-pounder gun. The barrel was cast by K & C King, Woolwich, England, in 1815. The barrel is just over 6 feet long, weighs 1350 pounds and can fire a 9-pound solid shell to 1400 yards. This gun is one of two such bronze pieces owned by the Royal Canadian Military Institute, in downtown Toronto, Canada. The other, also cast by K & C King, is dated 1813. A plaque mounted beside the guns contains a typographical error, which incorrectly states that the pieces could fire 3-pound projectiles. In fact, as 9-pounders, they both were built to fire 9-pound projectiles. The guns are currently in secure storage while the RCMI building is rebuilt. Reopening is expected in late 2013. Both RCMI guns are mounted on cast aluminum American Civil War reproduction carriages. The original - and proper - British wooden carriage is substantially different in design from this cast aluminum carriage. Several years ago, RCMI knowingly opted to mount both guns on these incorrect carriages because upkeep of the original wooden carriages became prohibitively expensive, due to the ravages of weather. Both guns were a gift in 1900 from the Minister of Militia, the Right Honourable Frederick Borden. www.rcmi.org and http://www.rcmi.org/index.php?action=display&cat=16 |
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Description 9-pounder gun.JPG A British (Canadian) 9-pounder gun. Made by K & C King, Woolwich, London, between 1813 and 1815. The barrel is 6 feet long, weighs 1350 pounds, and can fire a 3-pound solid shell to 1400 yards
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