Great Britain

Whitworth

 

DIAMETER: About 5 inches
GUN: 80-pounder Whitworth Rifle, 5-inch Caliber
LENGTH: About 16 inches
WEIGHT: About 70 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Bolt
SABOT: None
FUZING: None
A typical Whitworth bolt.  Very few Whitworth rifles of this caliber were in use, in this country.  In the United States the 5-inch Whitworth Rifle is referred to as an 80-pounder and in Great Britain, a 70-pounder.