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Photographer: Al Wolf
Taken: May 25, 2009
Caption: Side View - - 8-inch Siege Mortar
Additional Description: This model was approved in 1861. It was produced by three different manufacturers during the Civil War. Production method used the "Rodman" method of internal cooling. As such these were considered much stronger than previous mortars.
Submitted: May 27, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p64913
File Size: 1.086 Megabytes

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