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Gun practice on board H.M.S. "Brilliant", 1860. Creator: Unknown. Gun practice on board H.M.S. "Brilliant", 1860. British seamen in the Naval Reserve: scene showing '...a gun's crew at lever target-practice - in the act of laying the gun for the "bull's-eye" on the target preparatory to its being set in motion. Each volunteer has to fire a certain number of shots at the target during his period of drill, and he undergoes the same instruction as if he were at actual practice at a target afloat'. From "Illustrated London News", 1860. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)