68-Pounder Lancaster gun

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68-pounder Lancaster guns were a British rifled muzzle-loading cannon of the 1850s that fired a 68-pound shell. It was designed by Charles William Lancaster. The cannon was designed with an oval bore and had a range of about 6,500 yd (5.9 km). The gun had a tendency to burst and jam.

A quiet day in the diamond battery - portrait of a Lancaster 68 pounder, 15th Decr. 1854A quiet day in the diamond battery - portrait of a Lancaster 68 pounder, 15th Decr. 1854
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A Quiet Day in the Diamond Battery. Portrait of a Lancaster 68 Pounder. 15th Decr. 1854. (15209204023)A Quiet Day in the Diamond Battery. Portrait of a Lancaster 68 Pounder. 15th Decr. 1854. (15209204023)