24 pounder explained

A 24-pounder is a gun firing a shot of 24 pounds weight, a mass of 24abbr=onNaNabbr=on.

Examples include:

• 24-pounder long gun, including various designs of artillery used during the Age of Sail
• M1841 24-pounder howitzer, used by the United States Army from 1841 to 1865
• A size of Dahlgren gun used during the American Civil War