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Thirteen - Inch Mortar Marker, <i>a faint Foundry "Pitt" the only word to be found on mortar face
Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: May 12, 2009
Caption: Thirteen - Inch Mortar Marker, a faint Foundry "Pitt" the only word to be found on mortar face
Additional Description:
Type: Model 1861 13 inch Siege & Seacoast Mortar • Rarity: Uncommon • Years of Manufacture: Between 1860 and 1864 • Tube Composition: Iron • Bore Diameter: 13 inches • Standard Powder Charge: 20 lbs. • Projectiles: 200 lbs. Round Mortar Shells • Tube Length: 56.5 inches • Tube Weight: 17,250 lbs. • Range (at 45°): 4,325 yards • US Casting Foundry: Fort Pitt Foundry, Pittsburgh PA •
Submitted: May 19, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p64139
File Size: 0.127 Megabytes

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