Thesaurus Term/Concept: PROVING MORTAR

Identifier 144608
Class MDA OBJECT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A short squat gun or cannon used to test the strength of coarser blasting powders. Mainly 18th-19th centuries.

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