3 pounder gun

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3 pounder gun, 3 pounder, 3-pdr or QF 3-pdr is an abbreviation typically referring to a gun which fired a projectile weighing approximately 3 pounds. It may refer to :

  • QF 3 pounder Nordenfelt : a 47 mm naval gun used by many countries from the 1880s
  • QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss : Hotchkiss 47mm naval gun used by many countries from 1885.
  • Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers : British Vickers 47mm naval gun of World War I and World War II, also used to arm interwar medium tanks.