57-10 50 0 0 50 0 0 0 From 1 to 40 inclusive, are 24 pounders; all have raised vent fields, bored for locks; all have trunnions in the centre. Nos. 1 to 7, inclusive, and 22 and 31 have breech rings, the rest have no breech rings. The trunnions are slightly tapered. From 8 to 40, inclusive, are part of the Guerriere's armament; all are American manufacture. These guns are roughly cast, and the touch-holes are large, and badly bored, departing from 1 to 3 inches from the proper direction; some pricking the cartridge on the side, some in the bottom, and some forward of the centre. It will also be seen that these guns vary |