SBBL 32-pounder

Ordnance SBBL 32-pounder gun
Diagram, SBBL 32-pounder gun on medium sliding garrison carriage no. 6
TypeFlank defence gun
Saluting gun
Time gun
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
In service1882–1927
Used byArmy
Production history
DesignerRoyal Gun Factory
Designed1880
ManufacturerRoyal Arsenal
VariantsMk I only
Specifications
Barrel length86 inches (2.2 m) (bore)[1]

Shell55 pounds (24.95 kg) Case shot Mk I
Calibre6.3-inch (160.0 mm)
Maximum firing rangeMk I : 400 yards (370 m)
SightsCentre sight only

The SBBL 32-pounder was a British smooth-bore breech loading gun made by converting older 32-pounder 42 cwt smooth-bore muzzle-loading guns.[2]

  1. ^ Treatise on Construction of Service Ordnance 1877, page 292
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference moore was invoked but never defined (see the help page).