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Problems arose when it was used by the Horse
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replaced gunpowder, as a lighter alternative. It had a barrel 18 inches (460 mm) shorter, on a lighter and simpler carriage, and it entered service with the Royal Horse
Artillery in 1894.
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379:"Field Artillery of the British Army 1860–1960. Part I, 1860 – 1900" in The South African Military History Society. Military History Journal – Vol 2 No 4, December 1972
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1,710 ft/s firing 12.5 lb (5.7 kg) projectile, with 4 lb (1.8 kg) gunpowder or 15Âľ oz cordite size 5 as propellant. Text Book of
Gunnery, 1902.
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British military traditionally denoted smaller ordnance by the weight of its standard projectile, in this case approximately 12 pounds (5.4 kg). "7
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114:84 inches (2,134 mm) bore (28 calibres)
103:784 pounds (356 kg) barrel & breech
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409:Diagram of 12pr B.L.7cwt Field Gun Mark II
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403:Diagram of 12pr B.L.7cwt Field Gun Mark I
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162:1,710 feet per second (520 m/s)
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506:Webley .455" Revolver Mk I – IV
35:With Royal Horse Artillery crew
553:Pattern 1861 Enfield musketoon
224:to support cavalry in battle.
167:Maximum firing range
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23:Ordnance BL 12-pounder 7 cwt
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393:at State Library of Victoria
218:Armstrong screw breech guns
178:Ordnance BL 12-pounder 7cwt
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881:BL 9.2-inch Mk IV & VI
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170:5,000 yards (4,600 m)
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51:Place of origin
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646:BL 12-pounder 6 cwt gun
476:Beaumont–Adams revolver
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609:SBML 9 pounder 13 cwt
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202:Royal Field Artillery
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641:BL 12-pounder 7 cwt
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307:References
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1007:Maxim gun
954:6-pounder
696:, medium,
694:Howitzers
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192:in 1885.
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958:Congreve
952:Congreve
458:Sidearms
363:Archived
254:See also
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148:Traverse
131:Shrapnel
87:Designed
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516:Muskets
233:cordite
196:History
138:Calibre
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283:Notes
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