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instead of its own designs, which were mostly kept in the United States for training. The 3.2-inch guns were declared obsolete and almost all were scrapped beginning in 1919.
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plastic obturator or (on the earlier modifications) a conceptually similar design by
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Page on 3.2-inch gun in
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477:weapon. For transport, the gun was attached to a
421:to the breech. Its steel was stronger than the
534:One M1885, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado
549:One M1890, Main Street, Flemington, New Jersey
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771:. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.
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697:3.2-inch gun in Denver, CO at Waymarking.com
449:types available. The M1885 and M1890 used
189:830 lb (380 kg) gun & breech;
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552:One M1897 in Montgomery, Illinois
543:One M1885 in Waterford, Wisconsin
288:Wheel brakes, no recoil mechanism
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252:13 lb 8 oz (6 kg)
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961:BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIII
719:War memorials in Burlington, WI
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730:War memorials in Waterford, WI
505:, the Army primarily used the
333:Maximum firing range
328:1,685 ft/s (514 m/s)
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880:37 mm Infantry Gun Model 1917
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1058:12-inch coast defense mortar
894:Field, medium and heavy guns
859:QF 6-pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss
618:in the Spanish–American War.
377:. It was the Army's primary
336:6,530 yd (5,970 m)
776:Williford, Glen M. (2016).
531:One M1897 in Abilene, Texas
239:(M1897 and converted M1890)
191:2,130 lb (970 kg)
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1119:14"/50 caliber railway gun
233:(M1885 and original M1890)
885:QF 2.95-inch mountain gun
566:entrance, Casper Wyoming.
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52:Place of origin
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405:. It was constructed of
193:gun & carriage total
1023:4.72-inch Armstrong gun
763:Ordnance Dept., US Army
495:China Relief Expedition
491:Philippine–American War
387:Philippine–American War
89:Philippine–American War
901:3-inch M1902 field gun
499:3-inch M1902 field gun
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956:155 mm howitzer M1917
936:6-inch howitzer M1908
614:3.2-inch guns of the
429:breech with either a
403:3-inch Ordnance rifle
262:3.2-inch (81 mm)
166:272 (M1890 and M1897)
1033:6-inch Armstrong gun
1011:Coast artillery guns
971:240 mm trench mortar
966:BL 9.2-inch howitzer
675:Williford, pp. 15-19
459:Spanish–American War
383:Spanish–American War
324:Muzzle velocity
85:Spanish–American War
868:Small and pack guns
526:Rock Island Arsenal
393:from 1898 to 1902.
176:M1885, M1890, M1897
144:Rock Island Arsenal
140:Springfield Arsenal
23:3.2-inch gun M1897
1078:155 mm gun M1918MI
980:Anti-aircraft guns
926:4.7-inch gun M1906
921:3.2-inch gun M1897
583:List of field guns
513:Surviving examples
352:3.2-inch gun M1897
223:Separate-loading,
135:Watervliet Arsenal
131:West Point Foundry
108:Watervliet Arsenal
99:Production history
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1094:7"/45 caliber gun
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1068:16-inch gun M1895
1063:14-inch gun M1907
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787:978-0-7643-5049-8
427:interrupted screw
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227:and projectiles.
127:Watertown Arsenal
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1038:6-inch gun M1897
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1018:3-inch gun M1903
1002:3-inch gun M1918
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122:Manufacturer
73:Used by
564:Fort Caspar
503:World War I
475:direct fire
409:and was of
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161: built
1150:Field guns
1134:Categories
636:References
560:Casper, WY
528:, Illinois
471:gun shield
362:, was the
138:Carriage:
847:Tank guns
839:artillery
463:box trail
419:trunnions
417:from the
375:field gun
364:U.S. Army
304:Elevation
297:Box trail
168:372 total
153:1885-1899
68:1885–1919
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765:(1917).
579:SNL C-24
571:See also
447:canister
443:shrapnel
431:de Bange
411:built-up
314:Traverse
308:+20° max
293:Carriage
273:de Bange
206:calibers
173:Variants
150:Produced
114:Designed
104:Designer
589:Gallery
258:Calibre
76:US Army
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479:limber
439:common
397:Design
389:, and
368:rifled
284:Recoil
275:style
268:Breech
249:weight
199:Barrel
44:Light
469:or a
445:, or
415:hoops
407:steel
360:M1890
356:M1885
247:Shell
219:Shell
125:Gun:
782:ISBN
358:and
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344:Hand
318:None
186:Mass
117:1885
81:Wars
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