Cannon diagram gallery

Diagrams of the light infantry three pounder cannon.

Scale drawings of three-pounders from a 1783 manuscript in the Royal Military Repository. Image courtesy of the Museum Restoration Service. A light three-pounder created by father and son Jan and Pieter Verbruggen at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich. Image courtesy of the Museum Restoration Service. Two views of the light infantry three-pounder and the Congreve carriage. Image courtesy of the Museum Restoration Service. Four men carry the three-pounder in the "Irish" fashion, its profile insipring the comparision to a grasshopper. Image courtesy of the Museum Restoration Service. Strict protocol regarding the placement and duties of men made operations efficient and safe. Image courtesy of the Museum Restoration Service. The cannon's simple profile belies a complex structure built for strength and maneuverability.
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