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Muzzle of the "First Shot" Gun
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: August 16, 2008
Caption: Muzzle of the "First Shot" Gun
Additional Description: Not often can a specific gun be traced back to a specific event. In this case Lt. Calef was able to identify the gun by the registry number. The number and other information is still legible today on the muzzle. No. 233 - PICo. - 1862 - 816 lbs. - TTSL. Translated this indicates registry number 233, produced by the Phoenix Iron Company, in 1862, weighing 816 pounds, inspected by Theodore Thadeus Sobieski Laidley.
Submitted: October 19, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p39914
File Size: 1.113 Megabytes

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