Talk:Davis gun

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62mm?

Latest comment: 5 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The citations show that Williams lists the caliber of the 6-pounder Davis gun as 57mm (which is expected since that's the caliber for nearly all other 6-pounder guns). So where is the alternate source claiming a 62mm caliber? Given that the 2-pounder is 40mm and the 12-pounder is 76.2mm (also the typical calibers for guns firing that shell weight), the 6-pounder being an oddball 62mm seems very unlikely, in addition to being unsourced and contradicted by the cited sources. — Red XIV ^(talk) 00:59, 4 February 2026 (UTC)Reply