BL 5 inch Mk I – V gun

The BL 5-inch guns Mk I – Mk V were early British 5-inch rifled breechloading naval guns after it switched from rifled muzzle-loaders in the late 1870s. They were originally designed to use the old gunpowder propellants. The 5-inch calibre was soon discontinued in favour of QF 4.7-inch.

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1880 — 1918  Wikimedia, Wikidata
naval artillery, siege artillery, rifled breech loader, coastal artillery weapon, Royal Navy, British Army, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

coastal artillery weapon, naval artillery, rifled breech loader, siege artillery, 

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1880 — 1918 BL 5 inch Mk I – V gun

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1899-10-23T00:00:00Z

Second Boer War

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HMS Calliope 5-inch gun training

BL 5 inch shrapnel shells Mk III & Mk IV diagrams

BL 5 inch gun on 40 pdr field carriage Boer War

BL 5 inch gun diagrams

HMS Calliope stbd quarterdeck

HMS Caroline gunnery drill Canada

BL 5 inch Mark I gun percussion lock Mark III diagrams

BL 5 inch common lyddite shell Mk VIII diagram

BL 5 inch Mark I gun barrel diagram

BL 5 inch gun Mk I – V, Union Buildings

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		NavWeaps page@		Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Calliope 5-inch gun training		Commons
commons	image		BL 5 inch shrapnel shells Mk III & Mk IV diagrams		Commons
commons	image		BL 5 inch gun on 40 pdr field carriage Boer War		Commons
commons	image		BL 5 inch gun diagrams		Commons
commons	image		HMS Calliope stbd quarterdeck		Commons
commons	image		HMS Caroline gunnery drill Canada		Commons
commons	image		BL 5 inch Mark I gun percussion lock Mark III diagrams		Commons
commons	image		BL 5 inch common lyddite shell Mk VIII diagram		Commons
commons	image		BL 5 inch Mark I gun barrel diagram		Commons
commons	image		BL 5 inch gun Mk I – V, Union Buildings		Commons