An automatic, rapid-firing cannon, of 1.5 inch caliber, capable of firing
120 1.25 pound shells a minute, has been perfected by John M. Browning, inventor of the Browning Machine-gun, and is under test at the Aberdeen proving grounds, Maryland. The cannon is designed for use in airplanes as well as on land or sea, and has a range of seven miles. It weighs 160 pounds mounted on a tripod, and can be aimed accurately from any position.
Mr. Browning's home is in Ogden, Utah. He was born in 1855, and his genius runs in...
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