8-INCH SEACOAST RIFLE, WITH RECOIL MECHANISM, SET UP ON A SPECIALLY DESIGNED RAILWAY MOUNT.
This gun, thus mounted on a railway car, is capable of an all-around fire and can deliver a shot in any direction from its location on the car.
12-INCH RIFLE IN ACT OF FIRING.
The force of the recoil sends the entire car back on track about 5 feet.
12-INCH RIFLE ELEVATED TO ITS MAXIMUM POSITION.
It is capable of hurling a 700-pound shell 25 miles. This is a modified Schneider type of carriage.
TWO VIEWS OF 12-INCH RIFLE ON SLIDING TYPE RAILWAY MOUNT.