LIST OF SERVICE GUNS, AND AMMUNITION-continued. N, Naval. C, Common. b Dundas's. C Millar's. 8 If the shell plugs have a cross on them, not otherwise. d Blomefield's. e Monk's A, B, C. h Charges for hot shot for i Charges for hot shot for 21-Prs. of 50 and 48 cwt., 6 lbs. f Bored-up. 2-Prs. 63 to 56 cwt., 7 lbs. 8 ozs. k Pettman's S.S. fuzes, and the 20" and 7" metal time fuze, will be superseded by Pettman's general service and 20" and 9" M. L. wood time fuzes, as soon as a sufficient store has been made. N.B.-Those natures marked with ° are only retained in the service until the few pieces still existing are used up or replaced. LIST OF SERVICE GUNS, AND AMMUNITION-continued. 18-Pounder. 15¢ 33b 9-Pounder. 28b 24 or 25 7 0 4.2 3.663 10 8 Cast-iron Howitzers. lb. oz. 6o 6o 3 d If the shell plugs have a cross on them, not otherwise. e Charges for hot shot for 18-Prs. of 42 and 38 cwt., 4 lbs. 8 ozs. * Pettman's S. S. fuzes, and the 20" and 74" metal time fuze, will be superseded by Pettman's general service and 20" and 9" M.L. wood time fuzes, as soon as a sufficient store has been made, N.B.-Those natures marked with are only retained in the service until the few pieces still existing are used up or replaced. Bronze Guns. LIST OF SERVICE GUNS, AND AMMUNITION-continued. Bronze Howitzers. 68-Pr. 42-Pr. 32-Pr. 24-Pr. 18-Pr. 12-Pr. 9-Pr. 6-Pr. 3-Pr. 32-Pr. 24-Pr. 12-Pr. 43-in.. Carronades. Pettman's S.S. fuzes, and the 20" and 74" metal time fuze will be superseded by Pettman's general service and 20" and 9" M.L. wood time fuzes, as soon as a sufficient store has been made. N.B-Those natures marked with are only retained in the service until the few pieces still existing are used up or replaced. 0 12 0 7 1 5 1 0 0 7 0 7 24 18 10 50 40 24 24 1 CARRIAGES. Trucks Garrison carriages are made of oak and other hard wood. iron; but in those situations which are not exposed to enfilade, the carriages are cast iron. Ship carriages.-The Brackets, and Transoms are elm, Axletrees oak, Trucks elm. Field gun carriages.-All Travelling carriages are now made entirely of oak. The Carriages, for the heavy iron 12 and 9 pounders with bracket-trail, and also for all heavy battering ordnance, are made of oak. Limbers have the axletree beds of elm; Futchells, Splinter, or Sweeping-bar, of ash; Footboards, ash, or elm. Limber-boxes have the sides elm, and the rest fir. Ring-tires are used for light 3-pounders and hand-cart wheels. Shafts are always made of ash. Wheels have the Nave of elm, Spokes (12) of oak, Felloes (6) of ash. DEPRESSION CARRIAGES. Of these there are two descriptions 1st. Those in the batteries at Gibraltar. 2nd. Those constructed for general service. These latter carriages are similar to common standing carriages, excepting that they are about a foot longer, and the front transom is hollowed so as to allow of a greater depression, and has a bolt behind it for the end of the stool bed. There is also a skid, or transom, placed across the last step of the carriage, which has a thread in it for the elevating screw that supports one end of the stool bed. These carriages admit of a depression of 30°, but after every round the piece must be brought horizontal to load, which is done by taking out altogether the rear transom. Depression Carronade carriages differ from the common carriages in having their trucks in rear instead of in front. They are depressed by an iron segment of a circle, which is moveable in a slit in the trail, and which has holes in it about an inch apart, through which a bolt is to be placed to support it at any height, the intermediate depression being given by a screw. |