Armstrong gun

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Armstrong gun

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Invented by Sir William Armstrong.

noun Armstrong guns

An early type of wrought iron breechloading cannon where the breech is sealed by screwing the rear breech face tightly against the rear end of the barrel.

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noun a wrought iron breechloading cannon

Português	canhão Armstrong

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@misc{armstrong_gun_2026,
  title = {Armstrong gun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/armstrong%20gun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}