Engineering:Worm (artillery)
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A worm is a device used to remove unspent powder bag remnants from a cannon or other piece of muzzle-loading field artillery.[1] It usually took the form of a double or triple [2] corkscrew-shaped piece of iron on the end of a long pole that could be twisted down the barrel to pick up any debris left over from the previous firing of the weapon [3][2] or used to extract a misfired charge.[2] It was usually turned twice before being pulled out.[3]
The worm during the civil war was either on its own pole hanging from the artillery carriage or attached to the end of the sponge. [2]
References
- ↑ "Artillery Worm". https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/image_gal/vafoimg/vafo929.html. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Speir, William (2011). "WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF THE CANNON CARRIAGES USED DURING THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES?". The Artillery Reserve Organization. p. 4. http://artilleryreserve.org/Main/carrnon.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Positions on the Gun". http://www.jeffdavisartillery.org/positions.html. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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