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Jack's Reference Book for Home and Office : An Encyclopaedia of General Information: General Information · 1909 · p. 5
o abell-pract vault conructed in tho wall of a fortre , and rovided with poxeaoies for cannon. The amo is algo given to the heavy-armoured ulk-bead of a war-ship, containing gape, yhich are run out through port-holes, an p> trained and fired. ued eit Patects eoee | wi ullets, or, in an emergency. ith nails and other articles, and closed ‘ith a circular or woxien plate. The barge, when fired, immediately scatters, nd is therefore only effective at short ange. [s. 92]
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