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(15 cm ) mortar, Were fired at dummy guns in a battery with good effect, 
notwithstanding that some of the fuzes failed to act. 
Two remarkably characteristic guns, 3‘4-in. (8'7 cm ) were fired, fixed 
on pivots, one with little, and the other with absolutely no provision for 
for recoil. With these is naturally connected another non-recoil 
arrangement of Krupp^s now well known, consisting of 6‘1-in. (I5 cm ) 
gun, muzzle pivoting, the muzzle being ball-shaped and working in a 
socket in an armour plate. These three guns possess peculiarities 
deserving of attention. 
One piece, 3'4 ins. in calibre, Fig. 5, was 14 ft. 3J ins. long. Its 
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