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The Gun with which we won the Great War with France

The Gun with which we won the Great War with France.jpg The Workshop of Conrad SeusenhoferThumbnailsDiagram of Curtiss motor, side and front viewsThe Workshop of Conrad SeusenhoferThumbnailsDiagram of Curtiss motor, side and front viewsThe Workshop of Conrad SeusenhoferThumbnailsDiagram of Curtiss motor, side and front viewsThe Workshop of Conrad SeusenhoferThumbnailsDiagram of Curtiss motor, side and front views

Observe the heavy breeching-rope attaching the gun to the ship's side; the tackle and block for running in and out; the wooden wheels, and the "quoins" or wedges for elevating the gun.