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It's 36 French pounds

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The French article states the weight of shot in kilograms, which I've added to the English article. The 36-pounder name comes from the weight of shot in pre-metric French pounds, which is close to 39 English pounds.

Roches (talk) 05:09, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]