Nomenclature of Gun Carriages
The named parts of the gravity-return broadside and shifting carriages, and the Hotchkiss field carriages.
NOMENCLATURE 5"&6" GRAVITY RETURN BROADSIDE CARRIAGE
SLIDE
1. Rails.
2. Front transom.
3. Bumpers, (with bolts and nuts), counter-recoil.
4. Front double-eye bolts (securing).
5. Front trucks, with axles and pins.
6. Front truck seats.
7. Front and rear holding-down clips.
8. Coupling eyes.
9. Yoke, with two coupling holes and one pivot hole.
10. Coupling bolts (2).
11. Pivot-bolt.
12. Pivot-bolt socket.
HOLDING-OUT CLAMP
14. Axle.
15. Ratchet wheel.
16. Friction drum with flange.
17. Clamp plate.
18. Lever.
19. Lever bolt.
20. Clutch.
21. Clutch bolt and nut.
22. Drum bearing.
23. Axle bearing.
24. Rear transom.
26. Rear trucks (4). } With axles and pins.
27. Rack pinions (2)
28. Training-gear standard, with hooking lugs and bolts.
29. Training pinion.
30. Training-pinion shaft and nut.
31. Power-wheel and pin.
32. Crank pinion.
33. Crank-pinion shaft and nut.
34. Cone brake.
35. Cone.
36. Cone socket (in training-gear casting).
37. Cone sleeve.
38. Cone handle.
39. Crank-pinion cover, with guide slot for cone-brake handle.
40. Crank.
TOP CARRIAGE
41. Brackets.
42. Transom.
43. Trunnion seats.
44. Cap squares and bolts.
45. Securing lugs, with shackles.
46. Truck shelves, with ribs.
47. Outside guide flanges.
48. Front trucks (8), with axles and nuts.
49. Rear (dumb) trucks, axles, washers, and nuts.
51. Clutch lugs.
53. Elevating arcs (2), with bolts.
54. Elevating are guides (2), with nuts.
55. Inside pinions.
56. Worm wheels (2), with cone-axle, nut, and clamp-wheel.
57. Worms and axles (2), with washer and nuts.
58. Elevating hand-wheels (2), with nuts.
59. Elevating gear-covers (2), with lugs and bolts (not shown).
CYLINDER
60. Cylinder (rifled).
61. Cylinder transom.
62. Cylinder flange, with bolts.
63. Cylinder head.
64. Cylinder piston.
65. Piston-rod.
66. Stuffing-box or gland.
67. Piston-rod securing nuts and collar nut.
68. Piston-rod locking nut.
69. Shield.
70. Front training circle, with flange for holding-down-clips.
71. Rear training circle and rack and, in some cases, holding down clips.
72. Securing turn-buckles, with hooks shackles, bolts, and nuts.
73. Side supports to shield.
74. Shelf for supports to shield, with ribs.
75. Front supports to shield.
76. Breeching.
77. Breeching bumpers.
NOMENCLATURE OF 6" GRAVITY RETURN SHIFTING CARRIAGE
SLIDE
1. Rails.
2. Front transom.
3. Bumpers (with bolts and nuts,) counter recoil.
4. Forward double eye-bolts (shifting).
5. Front training trucks with axles and pins.
6. Front training truck seats.
7. Front shifting trucks with axles and pins.
8. Coupling eyes.
9. Yoke with two coupling holes and one pivot hole.
10. Coupling bolts. (2)
11. Pivot bolt.
12. Pivot socket.
HOLDING-OUT CLAMP
14. Axle.
15. Ratchet wheel.
16. Friction drum with flange (not shown).
17. Clamp plate (inclosing drum).
18. Lever.
19. Lever bolt.
20. Clutch.
21. Clutch bolt and nut.
22. Drum bearing.
23. Axle bearing.
24. Rear transom.
25. " holding-down clip.
26. " trucks with axles and pins.
27. Rack pinions.
28. Rear training gear standard (with hooking lugs and bolts).
29. Training pinion.
30. " " shaft and nut.
31. Front holding-down clip.
32. Crank pinion shaft and nut.
33. Power wheel and pin.
TRAINING GEAR
35. Cone brake.
36. Cone socket.
37. Sleeve.
38. Cone handle.
39. Crank pinion cover (with guide slot for cone brake handle).
40. Crank.
69. Shield.
70. Side supports of shield.
73. Shelf and ribs for side supports of shield.
74. Shifting truck seats.
76. In tackle eye bolts.
77. Train tackle eye bolts.
79. Breeching.
80. Front shield supports.
81. Breeching bumpers.
TOP CARRIAGE
41. Brackets.
42. Transom.
43. Trunnion seats
44. Cap square and bolts.
45. Securing lugs and shackles.
46. Truck shelves with ribs.
47. Outside guide flanges.
48. Front trucks with axles and nuts.
49. Rear (dumb) truck.
51. Clutch lugs.
53. Elevating arcs with bolts.
54. Elevating are guides and nuts.
55. Inside pinions.
56. Worm wheel, with cone axle, nut, and clamp wheel.
57. Worms and axles, with washers and nuts.
58. Elevating hand wheels with nuts.
59. Elevating gear covers, with lugs and bolts (not shown).
75. In tackle eye bolts.
78. Securing eye bolts.
CYLINDER,
60. Cylinder
61. " transom.
62. " flange with bolts.
63. " head.
64. " piston.
65. " piston rod.
66. Stuffing box or gland.
67. Piston rod securing nuts and rear collar nut.
68. Locking nut.
71. Rear training circle and rack.
72. Front " rack.
SLIDE
1. Brackets.
2. Front vertical transom.
3. Training transom, with shaft bearings.
4. Rear transom, with rear truck bearings and training shaft bearing.
5. Pivot transom, with front and side truck bearings.
6. Slide rails.
7. Holding-out cone clamp, axle and nut.
8. Ratchet wheel.
9. Piston rod lugs.
10. Front truck with axle and pin.
11. Side trucks with axles and pins.
12. Rear trucks with axles and pins.
13. Counter recoil bumpers with bolts and nuts.
14. Breeching bumper with bolts and nuts.
15. Breeching.
16. Holding-down clips.
17. Lower braces for shield, with shield trucks, bearings, axles and pins.
18. Lug for upper shield braces.
19. Training eye-bolts. (Not shown.)
20. Securing eye.
TOP CARRIAGE
21. Bracket.
22. Trunnion seat.
23. Cap square and bolts.
24. Breeching shackles, bolts and nuts.
25. Holding-out pawl, box and pin.
26. Securing lug.
27. Securing eye.
28. Top-carriage transom.
29. Top-carriage guide, with side clips.
30. Recoil cylinders.
31. Recoil cylinder bonnet.
32. Recoil cylinder filling plug.
33. Recoil cylinder emptying plug. (Not shown.)
34. Recoil cylinder circulating pipe.
35. Pistons. (Not shown.)
36. Piston rod.
37. Piston rod stuffing box and gland nut.
38. Piston rod securing nuts.
39. Piston rod locking nuts.
ELEVATING GEAR
40. Elevator are and screw bolts (on gun)
41. Elevator pinion and nuts.
42. Friction disc, with axle, bearing and nut.
43. Elevator worm wheel.
44. Friction disk.
45. Elevator worm.
46. Elevator worm bearing.
47. Elevator worm shaft.
48. Elevator worm shaft mitre wheels, with nuts.
49. Elevator worm shaft bearings, front and rear, with bolts and nuts.
50. Elevator hand wheels and nuts.
51. Transverse shaft.
52. Transverse shaft mitre wheels and nuts.
53. Transverse shaft bearings. (Not shown.)
TRAINING GEAR
54. Training crank, with keeper pin.
55. Training crank shaft.
56. Training crank shaft journals.
57. Training crank shaft spur wheels.
58. Training worm shaft.
59. Training worm shaft journals. (Not shown.)
60. Training worm shaft spur wheels.
61. Training worm.
62. Training worm wheel.
63. Training worm wheel set screw.
64. Training pinion shaft.
65. Training pinion shaft journals.
66. Training pinion shaft guide screw.
67. Training pinion shaft guide screw groove.
68. Training pinion.
69. Training pinion shaft backing slot.
SHIELD
70. Segmental shield.
71. Shield top.
72. Shield wings.
73. Shield transom.
74. Shield top braces.
75. Shield port.
DECK FITTINGS
76. Combined pivot, clip rail, and front truck circle.
77. Pivot nut.
78. Combined rear truck circle, training rack, and clip rail.
79. Shield truck circle.
80. Holding-down bolts and screws.
NOMENCLATURE OF HYDRAULIC RECOIL CARRIAGE FOR 3-PDR. AND 6-PDR. HOTCHKISS
1. Saddle.
2. Saddle pivot.
3. Saddle cap square.
4. Saddle cap square bolts.
5. Lugs for shield supports.
6. Clamping lug.
7. Cradle
8. Cradle trunnions.
9. Cradle transom.
10. Cradle arc.
11. Cradle clamping rod.
12. Cradle clamping levers.
13. Recoil stop and screw.
14. Gun cap squares and bolts.
15. Gun trunnion seats.
16. Gun bed guides.
17. Sliding gun bed.
18. Sliding bed grooves.
19. Recoil cylinder.
20. Recoil cylinder filling plug (not shown.)
21. Recoil cylinder bonnet and stuffing box.
22. Recoil cylinder bonnet gland-nut.
23. Recoil cylinder head gland-nut and stuffing box.
24. Piston.
25. Piston rod.
26. Piston rod nut.
27. Counter recoil spring.
28. Counter recoil spring backer.
29. Shoulder-piece stock.
30. Stock dovetail and set screw.
31. Shield supports, nuts and bolts.
32. Shield.
Sliding Pivot Socket to Hydraulic Recoil Mount for Spdr & 6pdr Hotchkiss.
1. Clip rail.
2. Clip rail rivets.
3. Rail clips.
4. Translating screw.
5. Translating screw journal plates.
6. Translating screw journal plate bolts.
7. Translating screw journals.
8. Translating screw bevel gear and nut.
9. Translating screw driving gear with bolt and nut.
10. Power wheel.
11. Power wheel hand grasp.
12. Sliding pivot.
13. Sliding pivot clips.
14. Sliding pivot nut lug.
15. Sliding pivot socket.
16. Locking bolt and lever.
FIELD CARRIAGE FOR 37-HOTCHKISS
1. Axle.
2. Trail.
3. Braces.
4. Wheels.
5. Washers and linch-pins.
6. Box rests.
7. Pivot and bed.
8. Trail-wheel and bolt.
9. Lunette.
10. Saddle, with trunnion seats.
11. Saddle clamp.
12. Elevator arm.
13. Elevator screw and hand-wheel.
14. Seat.
15. Ammunition box.
16. Handles, with straps.
17. Securing-bolts.
18. Clinch-hooks (complete)
LIMBER OR FIELD CARRIAGE FOR 37-HOTCHKISS
1. Axle.
3. Braces.
4. Wheels.
5. Washers and linch-pins.
6. Box rests.
7. Pintle-hook.
8. Thills.
9. Thill-straps.
10. Thill-bar.
11. Thill-bar straps.
12. Thill-bar frame.
13. Whiffletree.
14. Hand bar (with rest and catch).
15. Ammunition boxes (complete).
