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Photographer: Bryan Olson
Taken: May 2007
Caption:
An American Gun | Additional Description: Guns were most common. They were long-barreled weapons that fired solid shot, grape shot, and canister on relatively flat trajectories. Although the range was over a mile for most guns, their accuracy decreased rapidly at ranges greater than 500 yards.
Submitted: March 16, 2008, by Bryan Olson of Syracuse, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p18760
File Size: 0.981 Megabytes
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