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12-pdr Field Howitzer Model 1841
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: March 16, 2009
Caption: 12-pdr Field Howitzer Model 1841
Additional Description: This 12-pdr Howitzer was produced by Cyrus Alger & Co. of Boston, Massachusetts in 1861. It's muzzle shows the registry number 206 and the inspector initials J.P.F. for Joseph Pearson Farley. On the breech face, the weight is indicated as 786 pounds.
Submitted: July 25, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p71722
File Size: 1.340 Megabytes

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