Gun-metal

An alloy of nine parts of copper and one part of tin, used for bra cannon, etc. The term is also applied to certain strong mixtures of cast-iron..DICTIONARY ie number of guns in a fortification or on a ship of war. utelflv- … term sometimes applied to the saddles of a ponton bridge. Also written gunwales. … A soldier, usually a noncommi ioned officer ranking next to the chief-of-detachment, employed to manage and discharge great guns. In the United States service, there is one gunner with each gun-detachment.