RML 64-pounder 58 cwt

Ordnance RML 64 pounder 58 cwt gun (converted)
RML 64 pounder 58 cwt gun barrel diagram from handbook
64 Pounder (58 cwt) RML gun barrel, diagram from handbook
TypeCoast defence gun
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
In service1870–1902
Used byBritish Army
British Colonies
Production history
DesignerLt Col William Dundas
Designed1847
ManufacturerRoyal Gun Factory
VariantsOne mark only
Specifications
Mass6,496 pounds (2,947 kg)
Barrel length103.27 inches (2.623 m) (bore)[1]

Shell64 pounds (29.03 kg)
Calibre6.3-inch (160.0 mm)
CarriageGarrison carriage
Muzzle velocity1,230 feet per second (370 m/s)[2]
SightsCentre sighted

The RML 64-pounder 58 cwt guns (converted) were British rifled muzzle-loading guns converted from obsolete smoothbore 32-pounder 58 cwt guns.[note 1]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TOC1879 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 1,230 feet/second firing 64-pound projectile with charge of 8 pounds gunpowder. Treatise on Construction of Service Ordnance 1879, page 94


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