saluting gun

[sə′lüd·iŋ ‚gən]

(ordnance)

Cannon used for firing salutes.

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Quantities sought are: 20mm oerlikon gun 5,000 rounds, 40mm bofor gun 500 rounds, 3.5 inch saluting gun 500 rounds.

3 The Kings Troop This year, the big attractions in the main ring will be the incredible Kings Troop, Royal Horse Artillery - the Queen's ceremonial Saluting Battery of superb equestrian soldiers trained to drive a team of six horses pulling the World War I '13 pounder' state saluting guns at high speeds.

15 reasons why you wouldn't want to miss the 2018 Royal Welsh Show! As one of the pinnacle events in the British agricultural calendar, the annual Royal Welsh Show is an action-packed event with four days of exciting competitions, livestock, forestry, horticulture, crafts, countryside sports, shopping, food and drink, a 12-hour programme of non-stop entertainment, attractions, displays and much more the list goes on!

Then, at 3pm - the moment Prime Minister Winston Churchill broadcast the news of the German surrender to the nation - saluting guns from The King's Troop Royal Horse at Wellington Barracks Parade Square and The Honourable Artillery Company at the Tower of London rang out to mark the beginning of the two-minute silence.

Wreaths laid at Cenotaph in London

This is not because of the glitter of ceremonial uniforms, the crash of saluting guns or the roar of planes flashing by in tight formation.

Betrayal of the bravest; TODAY IS ARMED FORCES DAY YET GOVERNMENT CUTS, SLUM HOUSING AND LACK OF SUPPORT ADD UP TO A.

The hull is painted black with two white stripes in reference to the two gun decks of the original ships the design is based on, but she carries only two 6pdr saluting guns in pivot mountings on the deck, forward of the mainmast.

Tall Ship Ahoy

They are the Queen's ceremoni al Saluting Battery of equestrian soldiers, trained to drive a team of six horses that pulled the First World War "13-pounder' state saluting guns around the show ground.

Sun brings in the crowds for a sizzling RoyalWelsh

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