QF 12 pounder 8 cwt Mk I gun

The Ordnance QF 12-pounder 8 cwt was a Royal Navy "landing gun" intended for navy use ashore. "8 cwt" refers to the weight of the gun and breech, approximately 8 cwt = 8 x 112 lb (51 kg) = 896 lb (406 kg). This was how the British often differentiated between guns of the same calibre or weight of shell. This gun had a short barrel and was of relatively low power compared to the 12 pounders of 12 and 18 long cwt, although it fired the same shells.

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mass 8 hundredweight, 
quick-firing gun, naval artillery, rifled breech loader, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 
naval artillery, rifled breech loader, 

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1899-10-23T00:00:00Z

1899-10-23T00:00:00Z

Second Boer War

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Frameless

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