Rotating gas-check
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A rotating gas-check (more commonly known as an automatic gas-check) was a copper plate that automatically attached itself to a specially designed studless projectile of rifled muzzle-loading ("RML") artillery, sealing the escape of gas between the projectile and the barrel and imparting axial rotation to the projectile.[1]
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- RML 12.5in Studless Palliser Shell Mk I with Automatic Gas-Check
- RML 12.5in Studless Common Shell Mk I with Automatic Gas-Check