Canet gun
The Canet gun on the IJN Matsushima -- woodblock print by Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1894
The Canet guns were designed by Gustave Canet (1846-1913) for Schneider et Cie.
Schneider was successful in sales to the Empire of Japan.
The guns supplied to Japan equipped the cruisers Matsushima, Itsukushima, and Hashidate. [1]
The guns were used during the First Sino-Japanese War.
Canet Gun Media
The Canet gun aboard the Japanese cruiser Matsushima
A Canet gun equipping the front of the Japanese cruiser Itsukushima
Gustave Canet
One surviving Canet M1890 (100 mm) gun used by the Brazilian Army to control the Canudos uprising in 1897
Schneider-Canet L40 M/1902 12 cm turret gun at Høytorp fort, Norway
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References
- ↑ NavWeaps, "Japanese 12.6"/38 (32 cm) Canet"; retrieved 2012-2-21.
