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Campfire Tracker
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https://youtu.be/eyItmfUO3WRan across this. Real hydraulic ( water) mechanism. There are several videos of it firing and in the fortress. 450 lbs. Powder. 2000 lb. Shell, 17.7 bore, rifled. Went out of service in 1906, one reference says it was put on standby in ww1.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Let's Go Brandon! FJB
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Campfire Savant
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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Unavailable figures Google it. There are several videos and a wikipedia on the malta gun.
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Unavailable figures Google it. There are several videos and a wikipedia on the malta gun.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Retired cat herder.
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