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Muzzle Markings
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: May 3, 2010
Caption: Muzzle Markings
Additional Description: Visible on the muzzle are the marks "No 58" indicating the registry number, 1864 for the year of manufacture, "W.P.F." for West Point Foundry where the gun was produced, "8 I.N." indicating the caliber, "R.M.H." for inspecting officer Richard Mason Hill, and 16537 as the listed weight in pounds at time of inspection. 8-inch Parrotts had 11-groove rifling.
Submitted: May 16, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p108988
File Size: 1.335 Megabytes

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