6-inch gun M1897
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The 6-inch gun M1897 and its variants the M1900, M1903, M1905, M1908, and M1 were coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major American seaports between 1897 and 1945. For most of their history,
6-inch gun M1905 on disappearing carriage M1903, Battery Chamberlin, Fort Winfield Scott, Presidio of San Francisco
6-inch M1900 gun on M1900 pedestal mount, annotated
Two 6-inch guns on an M1917 carriage (foreground) and an M1917A carriage (background) in early 1919.
Annotated photograph of an M1901 Buffington–Crozier disappearing carriage for an M1900 12-inch gun, generally similar to 6-inch disappearing carriages
10-inch gun M1895
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The 10-inch Gun M1895 and its variants the M1888 and M1900 were large coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major American seaports between 1895 and 1945. For most of their history they were op
10-inch gun M1895MI on disappearing carriage M1901, Fort Casey, Whidbey Island, Washington
Practice loading of a 10-inch gun at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY.
A drawing of an M1896 Buffington–Crozier disappearing carriage for 10-inch guns, showing in-battery and loading positions