Gun Construction on the "Woodbridge System".

£45 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

After some years and experiments on a smaller model, a 10“ steel muzzle-loading gun was eventually constructed to Dr. Woodbridge’s design. However, flaws were noted in a report on it of 1876. Woodbridge argues that the test gun - a compromise 10“ instead of 12“ due to budget curtailment - had been poorly constructed. He also suggests that the author of the test report possessed poor health and failing mental powers.

• Year: 1881

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