RML 7-pounder mountain gun
| Ordnance RML 7-pounder Mk IV mountain gun | |
|---|---|
No. 4 (Hazara) Mountain Battery with RML 7-pounder circa. 1895 | |
| Type | Mountain gun |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1873–1919 |
| Used by | British Empire India |
| Wars | Anglo-Zulu War First Boer War Second Boer War Anglo-Aro War |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 200 lb (91 kg) barrel |
| Barrel length | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
| Shell | 7 lb 11 oz (3.5 kg) (shrapnel) 7 lb 4 oz (3.3 kg) (common) 12 lb 4 oz (5.6 kg) (double) |
| Calibre | 3 in (76 mm) |
| Traverse | nil |
| Muzzle velocity | 968 ft/s (295 m/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 3,000 yd (2,700 m) |
The Ordnance RML 7-pounder Mk IV "Steel Gun" was a British rifled muzzle-loading mountain gun. 7-pounder referred to the approximate weight of the shell it fired.