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nice little links on “breech”
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Breech-loading_weapon
http://thedonovan.com/archives/003169.html

The second link leads me to believe that the field piece down in the town memorial in Flemington is a Whitworth gun. I’ve driven past it a million times, but never walked over to the little traffic island it’s on to inspect things. I just notice some odd looking bit of metal on the back end of the cannon every time I go past. Looks like a bent handle or something. Your town probably has a similar memorial, probably with some kind of cannon in it. Do you know what kind it is?

1. Well Drew.. has an excellent example of the breech of a Whitworth.

   Posted by Doctor DETH       11/29/2011  at  10:17 PM  



2. just right click it and open view image..

   Posted by Doctor DETH       11/29/2011  at  10:20 PM  

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