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NH 73940 Fletcher rapid fire breech mechanism.

Fletcher rapid fire breech mechanism.
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Title: Fletcher rapid fire breech mechanism.
Caption: Used on some U.S. naval guns, circa 1898.
Description:
Catalog #: NH 73940
Copyright Owner: Copied from the Journal of Scientific American Coast Defense Supplement, 1898.
Original Creator:
After this Year: 1890
Before this Year: 1899
Original Medium: Illustration, BW Photo
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