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ORIGINAL DESIGNS OF HOTCHKISS GUNS FOR USN SPANISH AMERICAN WAR SHIPS
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Description
ORIGINAL Ca. 1889 ISAAC FRIEDENWALD PHOTO-LITHO of theRECOIL MOUNT FOR
3 Pdr. HOTCHKISS GUN.
This photo litho measures 9" x 14"
. It was printed in 1889 by the Isaac Friedenwald C
o
mpany for the USN
under the direction of W. Sicard, Chief of Bureau of Ordnance.
The
re is the
green serial number stamp on the rever
se side
which is the exact known
type
used by the USN Bureau of Ordnance Department during construction of the ship.
There were smaller less detailed versions USN Bureau
of Ord
nance manuals and books printed by the Friedenwald Company a few years later
.
This version did not come from any book o
r manual. It is the original photo litho used at the time the ship was being built.