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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A thin plate or board having its edge so cut as to delineate the outline of an object: used to prove the models of the breech and other exterior parts of a gun.
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“The positions of the sight-masses are verified by the profile-board, and by reference to the line of sight, traced on them; their form and dimensions by the templates.”
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.
“The exterior lengths of the gun are measured by the profile-board, marked with the true dimensions, the differences being measured by the foot-rule, or, if minute, estimated by the eye.”
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.
“For other guns the position of the lock-piece is marked on the profile-board, and their measures taken as above.”
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.
“In guns of the ordinary construction, the position of the vent is marked on the profile-board, and its inclination to the surface is determined by the protractor and vent-gauge.”
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.
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