content_output-064_6 (Q6427)
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appear probable. It was affixed to a large beam of timber by means of iron bolts, similar to the manner in which an iron musket-barrel is fastened to its stock. The loading was effected by removing a breech-block, inserting the charge, replacing the block, and wedging it into the barrel from behind, as shown on page 22. The recoil was prevented by means of a "bitt," or large beam, fixed perpendicularly in the deck.
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