Excerpt from Instructions for Mounting, Using, and Caring for 5-Inch Barbette Carriages: Model of 1896; Balanced Pillar Mounting The counter-recoil springs on each spring rod are composed of helical springs divided into three sections by two bronze separators. Each section is composed of two coils, the inner coil being right handed and the outer left-handed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.