Gun carriage dimensions

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With the exception of one chart I cannot find any sources of information on the dimensions of carriages. The one that I do have is from 1775 and is quite detailed (see below). All dimensions are proportional to the caliber dimension but there is no evidence the carriages were different lengths for different length guns. Does anyone know of any other contemporary based source of gun carriage dimensions for any nation?
Thanks in advance
Allan
The below is the chart that I have and a drawing showing the various parts
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These are the information given by Jean Boudriot

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BTW: I have the acceptance by the publisher to post such excerpts

 
I have the acceptance by the publisher to post such excerpts
I was going to ask about that, thanks for sharing! The more information in my files, the happier I am. I cannot tell from the charts, but do any of those in chapter 2 show the length of the brackets for specific gun lengths of the same caliber?
Thanks again!
Allan
 
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