MAKE A MEME View Large Image 10-inch-1896-DC.jpg This is a 10-inch Coast Artillery gun on a M1896 disappearing carriage It is in battery or in position ready to fire It appears that the four men other than the Coast Artillery soldier barely visible at extreme left are ...
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Keywords: 10-inch-1896-DC.jpg This is a 10-inch Coast Artillery gun on a M1896 disappearing carriage It is in battery or in position ready to fire It appears that the four men other than the Coast Artillery soldier barely visible at extreme left are mechanics and this is not an actual firing drill The man at right is holding the firing lanyard while the man on the upper platform is standing where the man looking through the telescopic sight would usually be positioned This gun had a maximum range of about 7 miles CDSG org from its archives It was touched up for clarity by the contributor using Adobe Photoshop Original uploader was Pgrig at http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia 2010 07 16 original upload date date Likely c 1920 Image likely taken by the U S Army Signal Corps or Coast Artillery Corps PD-USGov Original upload log en wikipedia Rcbutcher CommonsHelper page en wikipedia 10-inch-1896-DC jpg 2010-07-16 17 22 Pgrig 1500×880× 199394 bytes <nowiki>This is a 10-inch Coast Artillery gun on a M1896 disappearing carriage It is in battery or in position ready to fire It appears that the four men other than the Coast Artillery soldier barely visible at extreme left are mechanics and this is not </nowiki> Artillery of the United States Disappearing guns 254 mm artillery
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