we must have been typing at the same time.
My 26" gun , from order book 22, was, according to our overworked PGCA letter writer, ordered on December 8th, 1887, and shipped on August 14th, 1887. Hmmm. Assuming it was the reverse, that's 4 months between order and shipment, but maybe it might have been December 1886, shipped August 1887. I'll have to raise this (delicately) with Mr CB.
Stock book says 6 pounds, 13 ounces, but no mention of 'light weight'.
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