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Wire-Wound Gun

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A gun in the construction of which an inner tube (either entire or in segments) is wound with wire under tension to insure greater soundness and uniformity of resistance. In modern construction hoops and jackets are shrunk on over the wire.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Wire-Wound Gun'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/wire-wound-gun.html. 1828.
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