Guns Of The World

There are about 37,000 pieces of cannon, of which only 20,000 can be said to be in use: CounMc. Army Navy. %L} Total. (ireat Itnialll IfOO .. MW uu Krauee.. 1,938 2.S31 2,800 8,572 ueimauy 2,040 570 2,770 5,:iu tussia 4 178 KW 1.010 5.144 Austria 1,540 320 1,000 2,8Uii taly 500 801 500 1,480 Spain 3l 525 300 J 173 'orlugal 92 178 110 380 iolland 25(1 560 120 830 Belglum 206 ... 40 214 Denmark 107 2(5 170 521 sweden fc Norwny 300 672 100 1,072 ireece 95 70 110 246 loumania 1S0 3S 94 310 Turkey 650 200 100 950 Kntlre Earope 11,124 9,006 12,224 32..i.")( Uulted States... . 100 1,055 3.0UU 4,155 irazll 50 1661 2i0 416 Japan 120 149' 100 3t9 Total 11,391 10,376 15,524 37,2114 AC the close of the Franco-Germán var the Gernians took froni the Frencli ,234 pieces of cannon, including 3,485 eld pieces and 3,3(K) fortres guns. At .he battle of Waterloo, the British artilery fired 9,467 rounds, or one for every i'reiichmai) killed. The progress of jrunnery in the past 10 years is shown as rolows: In 1872, flrst Woolwich infant- ö on, 15 feet; shot 700 poundí, powder 20 pounds; it sent a PalliseT shot througli H% inches of ron and 12 of teak. 1874, econd Woohv cli infaut - 80 ton, 27 feet, bot l,6"0 pounds, powder 300 pounds, 876, third VVoolwieh infant- 81 ton, shot ,250 pounds; went through 50 feet of and. 1877, ArmstronL guns, 100 tons, tor talian iroDClad Dullio. 1878, four simlar runs lor the British Governinent. !"he coBt of heavy guns is as follows. er ton : Castlron ...L 21 I Krupp L170 Armstrong 100 Wbitwortli 179