Lead balls are packed in boxes containing each 1 cwt. About 4 pounds of lead in the cwt. are generally lost in casting. [See Shot].
BARRELS for powder—Their dimensions.
| Whole Barrels. | Half Barrels. | Quarter Barrels. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | In. | Ft. | In. | Ft. | In. | |
| Depth | 1 | 9.61 | 1 | 5.13 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Diameter at top | 1 | 3.61 | 1 | 0.37 | 9.35 | |
| ” at bulge | 1 | 5.36 | 1 | 2. | 10.71 | |
| ” at bottom | 1 | 3.51 | 1 | 0.31 | 9.41 | |
The whole barrels are made to contain 100 pounds, and the half barrels 50 pounds of powder; but of late only 90 pounds have been put into the barrels, and 45 into the half barrels; which, by leaving the powder room to be shifted, preserves it the better.
Budge Barrels contain 38 lbs.
| Weight of barrel— | copper hooped— | 10 lbs. |
| ”” | hazle hooped— | 6 |
| Length of barrel | 10½ inches. | |
| Diameter | 1 foot 1 inch. |
BASKETS.—Ballast, ½ bushel—weight, 5 lbs. Diameter, 1 foot 6 inches—length, 1 foot.
BATTERY.—Dimensions of Batteries.
1. Gun Batteries.—Gun Batteries are usually 18 feet per gun. Their principal dimensions are as follow:
- Ditch.—Breadth 12 feet.
- Depth 8