Ordóñez guns

Diaz-Ordóñez guns are a type of late 19th century coastal artillery. Ranging in caliber from 150 mm (5.9 in) to 305 mm (12.0 in), most of the models were field guns, but some were howitzers. Salvador Diaz Ordóñez, an artillery officer in the Spanish Army, designed the guns, and they were made in Asturias, Spain at the Trubia Arms Factory. The Spanish installed them in forts and batteries at home, for instance at Ceuta, and throughout their empire, in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. The Ordóñez guns appear to have been used for protecting Spain's colonies; reportedly the Spanish generally reserved the higher quality, and much more expensive, Hontoria guns for the defense of Spain.

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coastal artillery weapon, Real Fábrica de Municiones y Armas portátiles, Spain, 
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