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M1902 field gun at the First
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first concrete information about the revolutionary French
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3-inch gun, Westminster, Massachusetts at Waymarking.com
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One M1905 on the grounds of the Rush County Courthouse,
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The M1902 was in service from 1902 through 1919. During
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List of U.S. Army weapons by supply catalog designation
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M1902 3 Inch Field Gun, 1st Division Museum, Cantigny
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377:with a recoil mechanism. Like its predecessor the
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885:One M1905 at the VFW Post 3911. Key West, Florida
480:brought several of the guns with him during the
1162:The U. S. Army in World War I: Orders of Battle
1103:3-inch gun, Oklahoma City, OK at Waymarking.com
939:Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
627:U.S. Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center
484:in 1916–17, but they were not fired in combat.
894:Two M1905 at Fort Niagara State Park, New York
180:180 in (460 cm) From trail to muzzle
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1183:. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.
1092:M1905 field gun at Historical Marker Database
888:One M1905, missing the wheels, is located in
851:One M1905 on the grounds of VFW Post 5700 in
845:Two at the Washington National Guard Museum,
713:One at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post no. 33,
697:One at Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf,
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1070:3-inch gun, New London, MO at Waymarking.com
911:West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
482:"Punitive Expedition" against Mexican forces
408:Commanding General of the United States Army
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168:788 lb (357 kg) (1905);
1210:Lieutenant Colonel E.L. Gruber,
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331:Effective firing range
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1371:BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII
823:One M1902 is on display at the
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424:piece (probably similar to the
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341:Maximum firing range
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641:One at 45th Division Museum,
170:2,520 lb (1,140 kg)
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1468:12-inch coast defense mortar
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1269:QF 6-pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss
1207:at State Library of Victoria
1160:Rinaldi, Richard A. (2004).
800:Two at Lakeview Park in the
688:Texas Military Forces Museum
570:Texas Military Forces Museum
533:3.8-inch Gun, Models of 1904
334:6,000 yd (5,500 m)
195:, 7 feet (2.1 m) (bore)
1179:Williford, Glen M. (2016).
913:in Lewisburg, West Virginia
447:system to absorb the gun's
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945:76 mm divisional gun M1902
825:U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii
759:New Bedford, Massachusetts
631:Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia
615:Westminster, Massachusetts
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782:Newport Artillery Company
522:3-inch Gun, Model of 1905
512:3-inch Gun, Model of 1904
469:This weapon replaced the
360:3-inch Gun, Model of 1902
288:, 45 inches (1.14 m)
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59:Place of origin
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859:Fort Meade, South Dakota
745:One at 2 S. Main St. in
715:Greensburg, Pennsylvania
677:Texas A&M University
595:Southern Utah University
248:15 lb (6.8 kg)
211:63 in (160 cm)
203:76 in (190 cm)
1433:4.72-inch Armstrong gun
957:Ordnance BLC 15 pounder
847:Camp Murray, Washington
751:One at Liberty Park in
643:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
637:Fort Sam Houston, Texas
404:Canon de 75 modèle 1897
1311:3-inch M1902 field gun
1115:"45th Division Museum"
1026:Williford, pages 22-25
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835:Costa Mesa, California
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1443:6-inch Armstrong gun
1421:Coast artillery guns
1381:240 mm trench mortar
1376:BL 9.2-inch howitzer
1164:. General Data LLC.
792:High Street Cemetery
734:Presidio of Monterey
728:Columbus, New Mexico
699:Faribault, Minnesota
621:New London, Missouri
322:Muzzle velocity
316:15 rounds per minute
1278:Small and pack guns
878:Patchogue, New York
873:- serial number 155
871:Amsterdam, New York
827:at Fort DeRussy in
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741:Annandale, Virginia
709:Wayne, Pennsylvania
662:Rock Island Arsenal
593:One M1904, used by
399:Ordnance Department
383:rifled breechloader
153:M1902, M1904, M1905
1488:155 mm gun M1918MI
1390:Anti-aircraft guns
1336:4.7-inch gun M1906
1331:3.2-inch gun M1897
986:www.quarryhs.co.uk
963:British equivalent
947:Russian equivalent
933:List of field guns
890:Brighton, Illinois
841:Rushville, Indiana
818:Schofield Barracks
812:Hopewell, Virginia
721:San Antonio, Texas
649:Clemson University
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379:3.2-inch gun M1897
107:Watervliet Arsenal
98:Production history
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1504:7"/45 caliber gun
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1483:16-inch gun M1919
1478:16-inch gun M1895
1473:14-inch gun M1907
1463:12-inch gun M1895
1458:10-inch gun M1895
1190:978-0-7643-5049-8
1035:Rinaldi, page 204
953:German equivalent
951:7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.
686:One M1902 at the
681:The Spirit of '02
609:Wheaton, Illinois
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1428:3-inch gun M1903
1412:3-inch gun M1918
1407:3-inch gun M1917
1361:155 mm GPF M1918
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