Barrel

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 | | Diameter at bulge | 1 | 5.36 | 1 | 2. | 10.71 | | Diameter at bot’m | 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 , hold from 40 to 60 pounds of powder; at one end is fixed a leather bag with bra nails: they are used in actual service on the batteries, to keep the powder from firing by accident, for loading the guns and mortars. Budge-Barrels contain 38 lbs. Weight of barrel—copper hooped—10 lbs. Weight of barrel—hazle hooped—6lbs. Length of barrel—hazle hooped—10¹⁄₂ inches. Diameter of barrel—hazle hooped—1 foot 1 inch.