A viewer's reference to 47 mm quick-firing guns prompts a clarification of the label. These weapons were manually loaded rather than belt-fed or fully automatic. Quick-firing was a relative period category, distinguishing their cycle from older artillery rather than promising modern machine-gun operation. Opening here prevents a common anachronism when reading turn-of-the-century naval armament lists.
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What quick-firing meant before automatic loading
A 47 mm quick-firing gun could still be loaded by hand; the label did not mean a modern belt-fed or fully automatic weapon.