Canet was more successful in sales to the Empire of Japan, when the gun was selected by the French military advisor and naval architect Louis-Émile Bertin as the main battery of the , new type of cruiser he had designed in 1887.
Sales of Canet were more successful in Japan; the gun was selected by the French military advisor and naval architect Louis-Émile Bertin for the main battery of a new cruiser design Bertin created in 1887.