4-bore duck guns
"...They were smooth-bore duck guns of the very commonest description, taking a round bullet of four ounces..."
So, with sixteen ounces (four of those round balls) to a pound, the guns were 4-bores. 12-pound 4-bores.
No wonder they got his attention.
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- If the following link works..... -
RayLee,
2024-08-30, 07:11
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- The link appears to work just fine. - Hoot, 2024-08-30, 07:23
- It works. I have a number of books by him. All in Kindle. - JimT, 2024-08-30, 08:56
- Have always enjoyed H.R.H.'s work; -
JohnKDM,
2024-08-30, 10:11
- Quatermain 1887...... -
RayLee,
2024-08-30, 13:27
- Shades of Selous and Baker! -
JohnKDM,
2024-08-30, 14:06
- Selous 1881..... -
RayLee,
2024-08-30, 17:31
- 4-bore duck guns -
AaronB,
2024-08-30, 18:28
- Baker had a single barrel heavy that weighed 21lbs -
JohnKDM,
2024-08-30, 19:02
- Remember the story of his bearer double-charging it? -
JimT,
2024-08-30, 19:18
- I seem to remember a broken collar bone -
JohnKDM,
2024-08-30, 19:47
- I have a great memory. - JimT, 2024-08-30, 20:07
- Selous..... -
RayLee,
2024-08-30, 21:25
- Ah ... my memory was deficient ... - JimT, 2024-08-30, 22:02
- Selous..... - RayLee, 2024-08-30, 22:23
- I seem to remember a broken collar bone -
JohnKDM,
2024-08-30, 19:47
- Remember the story of his bearer double-charging it? -
JimT,
2024-08-30, 19:18
- Baker had a single barrel heavy that weighed 21lbs -
JohnKDM,
2024-08-30, 19:02
- 4-bore duck guns -
AaronB,
2024-08-30, 18:28
- Selous 1881..... -
RayLee,
2024-08-30, 17:31
- Shades of Selous and Baker! -
JohnKDM,
2024-08-30, 14:06
- Quatermain 1887...... -
RayLee,
2024-08-30, 13:27