steel was the type of metal that guns were made of, favored by gunsmiths.
steel was the type of metal that guns were made of, favored by gunsmiths.
what type of metal were guns made of, favored by gunsmiths?
steel
gun barrels are usually metal. however, the early chinese, the inventors of gunpowder, used bamboo, which has a strong, naturally tubular stalk and is cheaper to obtain and process, as the first barrels in gunpowder projectile weapons such as the fire lances. the chinese were also the first to master cast-iron cannon barrels, and used the technology to make the earliest infantry firearms — the hand cannons. early european guns were made of wrought iron, usually with several strengthening bands of the metal wrapped around circular wrought iron rings and then welded into a hollow cylinder. bronze and brass were favoured by gunsmiths, largely because of their ease of casting and their resistance to the corrosive effects of the combustion of gunpowder or salt water when used on naval vessels.
gun barrel
mark i (adopted in 1864) and mark ii (adopted 1866) guns, and mark iii guns made from 1867 – april 1871 had wrought-iron inner "a" tubes surrounded by wrought-iron coils.









































mark iii guns made after april 1871 were built with toughened mild steel "a" tubes, and earlier mark iii guns were re-tubed with steel and were classified as a siege gun in land service. remaining guns with iron tubes were used for sea service.









































rifling of all guns consisted of 3 grooves, with a uniform twist of 1 turn in 40 calibres (i.e. 1 turn in 252 inches).









































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