1898 VICKERS SONS & MAXIM Antique NAVY Military Quick Firing NAVAL GUN FIELD GUN

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1898 VICKERS SONS & MAXIM Antique NAVY Military Quick Firing NAVAL GUN FIELD GUN:
$45.00

Scientific American Supplement - New York

June 18, 1898

Vol. XLV. No. 1172

VICKERS, SONS & MAXIM

Vickers\' 6-Inch Quick-Firing Naval Gun and 3-Inch Field Gun

Breech Mechanism of Vickers\' 12-Inch Gun

This listing is for an original, old 1898 copy of Scientific America a weekly publication. On the cover is featured the Vickers\' guns shown. The paragraph starts, \"Messrs. Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Limited, manufacture every type of ordinance, their plant being capable of dealing with guns of over 100 tons weight, but the demands of the artillerist are now confined within the limits marked by the 50 ton gun, hurling an 850 pound projectile from the muzzle with a velocity of 2,750 feet per second, and the automatic gun firing as many as 800 shots per minute. The large breech loaders for use in battleships include 12-inch, 10-inch and 9.2-inch caliber guns, while the quick firers are 8-inch, 6-inch, 4.7-inch, 4-inch and 3-inch weapons, with many Maxim and machine guns. The method of constructing most of the larger guns is known generally as the steel and wire-wound system.\"

This Scientific American is COMPLETE - it is not just the article about Vickers\' cut out, instead you will get the full publication consisting of pages cover, 18750 to 18764. This means you will also have other articles inside such as a pumping station in England, New CampEquipment for the German Army, Bellan\'s Cartridge Machine and text.

Paper measures 11.25\" by 16.25\". Condition is as shown in the photos.It is folded in half so there is a crease down the middle of the pages. Paper has some rub and scuff, age and use marks here and there,a few snips and clips along edges. No water stains, no handwriting. It is old, original, from a dealer here in NJ who cleans out houses. Being sold \"as is\" as was found for your gun, military, etc. collection.

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