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Three Bands
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: May 3, 2010
Caption: Three Bands
Additional Description: Looking at the breech of the rifle at all three layers of banding. These bands reinforced the breech and allowed higher powered shots from the rifled gun. Originally intended for use in ironclad gunboats, the 7-inch Brookes were mounted instead in shore batteries to fend off Federal ironclads.
Submitted: June 21, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p113972
File Size: 1.348 Megabytes

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