page_title: 5-inch gun M1897
hierarchical_section_title: 5-inch gun M1897
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: newinternational15gilm (find matches) Title: The new international encyclopaedia Year: 1905 (1900s) Authors: Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1831-1908 Peck, Harry Thurston, 1856-1914 Colby, Frank Moore, 1865-1925 Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: New York&#160;: Dodd, Mead Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: Academy,1SS7. used in the United States Jlilitary andNaval academies)&#160;; Annual lieports of the Vliirfsof Ordniince, Vniled t^tatcs Arniij and yary(Wasliington)&#160;: Treatise on Military Carriai/cs,English War OIHce (London. 1S0.5)&#160;; Treatiseon .svrrice Ordnance, English War Office (ili.,1891). Also numerous otlicial pamphlets andbooks of instruction, issued by the United Statesand foreign war de))artments. advertising mat-ter of private firms, especially Armstrong andIiotchki&gt;s. and the numerous technical ))cri(i(l-icals, Mittheilunyen iiber (legenstHndc dcs Artil-lerie- und (lenie-Wesens (Vienna. l)inioiitlily) ;Militiir-Wochenblatt (Berlin, semi-weekly); Jic-vtie dArtillerie (Paris, monthly); lierue ilili-laire Suisse (Lausanne, monthly)&#160;; Revue deVArmee lielge (Brussels, bimonthly)&#160;; Journal ofthe United States Artillery (Fort Monroe), etc.See Abtilleky: Gun.s, Xav.\l: Guxpowder: Ex-PLOSIVE.S; &gt;L\CHIXE Gix; Projectiles; RapidFiBE Guns; Siege Gu^; Coast Artillery;etc. I ORDNANCE Text Appearing After Image: 1. Four-ifich Rapid-fire Gun 50 calibres long on U. S. Navy 3. U. S. Army Ordnance Department 3-inch Rapid-fire field Pedestal Mount, 1901. gun, long recoil carriage, designed by Capt. C. B. 2. Balanced Pillar Mount for 5-inch Rapid-fire gun, model Wheeler. Gun shown partially recoiled on carriage, In use U. S. Army, 1902. due to discharqe. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT TJ. S. ARMY. 75 ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT OF THEU. S. ARMY. One of the divisions ot theViiited StaUs Army, to which is assigned theduty of procuring by purchase or manufacturetlie ordnance and ordnance supplies required bythe army and distributing the same. Accordinglythe establishment and maintenance of arsenals,armories, and depots for the manufacture andstorage of ordnance are assigned to this depart-ment. The regulations define ordnance and ord-nance stores as including cannon and artillerycarriages and equipments; apparatus and ma-chines for the service and manoeuvre of artillery:small arms, ammunition, and accoutrements;hor^e eq Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: The 5-inch gun M1897 and its variant the M1900 were coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major American seaports between 1897 and 1920. For most of their history they were operated by the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps. They were installed on balanced pillar or pedestal mountings; generally the M1897 was on the balanced pillar mounting and the M1900 was on the pedestal mounting. All of these weapons were scrapped within a few years after World War I.
context_section_description: The 5-inch gun M1897 (127 mm) and its variant the M1900 were coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major American seaports between 1897 and 1920. For most of their history they were operated by the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps. They were installed on balanced pillar (a form of disappearing carriage) or pedestal (aka barbette) mountings; generally the M1897 was on the balanced pillar mounting and the M1900 was on the pedestal mounting. All of these weapons were scrapped within a few years after World War I.
caption: 5-inch gun M1897 on balanced pillar mount M1896 (middle).
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