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SURVIVING GUN FILE (# 1228)
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USA
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Heavy artillery
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Contributor :
Bill Ricker     
(Wikimedia Commons) Daderot      http://commons.wikimedia.org/       |
Location :
USA Millbury, MA Memorial
Coordinates :
Lat : 42.18980 / Long : -71.76300
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General comments on this surviving gun :
Identical items in the same location :
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Items covered by this file : 1 |
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Gun exposed at the memorla colse to the public library |
Side view - carriage ID plate : 'Nr700 - 4.7 inch gun carriage - Model of 1906 - Tudebaker Corp. - 1918' |
Tube markings barely visible : '4.7 In gun Model of 1906 M1' on the breech; 'Northwestern Ordnance Co 1918 - 2665 pounds - No. 379 - R.B.H.' on the muzzle |
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Historic and technical information
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Denomination :     4.7-in M 1906 / M 1917 | Origin :       ( Rock Island Arsenal)           | ||||
Historic context :
Before the war, the US Army only had a little number of artillery weapons developped in their arsenals. Amongst the few, the 4.7 inches M 1906 gun, designed by the Rock Island Arsenal, had been produced in small quantities (60 items) from 1908. In 1917, an improved version, the 4.7 inches M 1917 gun, with a longer range, was launched in manufacturing. As a total 417 pieces of the two types have been produced. |
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