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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: November 1, 2008
Caption: Markings on the Cannon
Additional Description: Most of the markings on the 4.5-inch Rifle are on the muzzle, which is clearly out of reach. However, the foundry would stamp its own number on the right rimbase (over the trunnion). Here the number "1308" allows positive identification of this piece as one cast by the Fort Pitt Foundry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1863. The fixture over the rimbase is a bracket for a sight post.
Submitted: January 11, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p49636
File Size: 0.936 Megabytes

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