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30-pounder or 4.2-inch Parrott Rifle
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: May 25, 2008
Caption: 30-pounder or 4.2-inch Parrott Rifle
Additional Description: This example, with registry number 341, was produced in 1864 by West Point Foundry, New York. Its listed weight is 4,205 pounds, making it one of the heaviest pieces on the battlefield.
Submitted: July 5, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p27322
File Size: 1.595 Megabytes

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