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Photographer: Kevin W.
Taken: June 20, 2010
Caption:
Muzzle of 8-inch Rodman | Additional Description: Reading clockwise the markings are "S. McM & Co. * 1865 * 8480 lbs * 24 S.C.L." This cannon was cast by Seyfert, McManus & Co. of Reading, Pennsylvania in 1865. It weighed 8,480 pounds when inspected by Stephen C. Lyford that year.
Submitted: June 21, 2010, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p113840
File Size: 3.423 Megabytes
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