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From: hall@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (john hall)
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Subject: What is a 6-pounder gun?
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Date: 1 Jun 89 03:09:48 GMT
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From: john hall <hall@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>


What is a 1-pounder, 2-pounder, 6-pounder, etc?

I understand 16", 155mm, and 50 caliber but have never
known how to correlate that with old british descriptions
for gun sizes.

John