3-pounder gun, 3-pounder, 3-pdr or QF 3-pdr is an abbreviation typically referring to a gun which fired a projectile weighing approximately 3 pounds. It may refer to : *The

Grasshopper cannon Grasshopper was the nickname for a cannon used by the British in the late 18th century as a light battalion gun to support infantry. It was designed for service in rough terrain such as the frontiers of British North America. Its barrel was made o ...

: of the 18th century * QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss : Hotchkiss 47mm naval gun used by many countries from 1885 *

QF 3 pounder Nordenfelt The QF 3-pounder Nordenfelt was a light 47 mm quick-firing naval gun and coast defence gun of the late 19th century used by many countries. United Kingdom The United Kingdom only deployed this gun for coast defence, and soon discarded it ...

: Nordenfelt 47mm naval gun used by many countries from 1885 * Ordnance QF 3-pounder Vickers : British Vickers 47mm naval gun of World War I and World War II * OQF 3-pounder gun : used to arm interwar Vickers Medium Tanks

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