Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-29
THE so. MILE GUN.
Made by J. Il. Brown and Tested
Fourteen Years Ago.

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m, ,j"ritN Df readers. II has h""h re-
.ar.IrI aS something Supcrhu!lnn. ANA
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hlrn us highly imaginary. II Was inns
romantic ASPECT Uf the @un which Hp.
pc.tl"d more directly Ia me. hiit
found before n'l' '"' ihNcn'o' t,,i
n" had produced Il nl"S' M"',", .. ~ Va
w"ir"h' "h''h'l ~ ""H 80, -,
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,.m,,un rur ,hiriy wears when SAW
INN and in the meantime had made
n.,,,> yyi,,-huInd guns. but the gIn
,r | .ui was his last Improvement ON
his original design, and. aS his gun
wus known throughout European
countries aS well as in the United
States. il is more than probable th;tt
his system has been followed by the
Germans III the present instance. as
no other known system would WITH
stand the pressure necessary To carry
a shell scvcnty-fuur miles.
Specifications OF Ritie.
Before describing 'hc gun 't' W.