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Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, And Pyrotechnics: The History Of The Explosive That Changed The World
by Jack Kelly
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... the powder chamber ramps and pulleys. Teamsters then coordinated the slow progress of the piece along the roads. ... "
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Weapons and Warfare in Renaissance Europe: Gunpowder, Technology, and Tactics (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)
by Bert S. Hall
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... chamber had to be thicker than those in the main barrel; thus, the diameter of the powder chamber was usually less than half (about 40% or less) the diameter of the barrel. Some- ... "
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Early Gunpowder Artillery 1300-1600
by John Norris
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... the new manufacturing technique produced a barrel that was open at both ends. In order to overcome this, a separate powder chamber had to be made. This was manufactured as a single-piece casting which was within the capabilities of metal foundries of ... "
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The Naval Annual, 1897
by Thomas Alnutt Brassey
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... 1 87.1 85.7 113•G 62.7 44 45.9 j Length } §407.9 §3528 5 1 8 Powder Chamber}„ 45.3 1 t 44.7 44.4 44,7 53.5 40.9 75,3 46-7 31.5 31.1 19,0 251 25.1 167 19,5 10,7 9.73 Bore, ... "
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