Krupp and Co. are now manufacturing four cannon far larger than any they have yet turned out, and larger than any in the world. Each gun will weigh 120 tons, and will require a charge of GOOlb of powder, with a projectile weighing 1 ton. These guns are for the Italian Government, which already owns the most formidable ironclads in the world.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5617, 13 May 1886, Page 4
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62Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Star (Christchurch), Issue 5617, 13 May 1886, Page 4
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