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Offline dan610324

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steel liner in bronz cannon pre 1898 ??
« on: May 26, 2009, 12:30:50 PM »
does anyone know if there have been an rifled steel liner mounted in any pre 1898 bronze cannon ??
if so , where and when ??
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Offline Artilleryman

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Re: steel liner in bronz cannon pre 1898 ??
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2009, 12:46:14 PM »
I have seen at least one Confederate mountain rifle that had a rifled steel liner.  It was a few years ago.  I don't remember whose gun it was or who did the work.
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Re: steel liner in bronz cannon pre 1898 ??
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2009, 01:23:30 PM »
The IMA hoard that came from Nepal had a lot of different configurations and I know I saw a steel-jacketed gun with a bronze liner that was rifled, and there may have been a bronze rifle with steel liner too, can't recall exactly.
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Re: steel liner in bronz cannon pre 1898 ??
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2009, 05:10:28 AM »
Often I've wondered about the practice. Would not the two metals have different rates of expansion/contraction? Also, would bimetallic corrosion be a concern?

Bill
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