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24-pdr Field Howitzer Model 1841
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: March 16, 2009
Caption: 24-pdr Field Howitzer Model 1841
Additional Description: The right most field piece in the display is a 24-pdr Field Howitzer produced by Cyrus Alger of Boston, Massachusetts in 1858. The howitzer has the registry number "5" on the muzzle, along with the initials "B.H." for Benjamin Huger. The howitzer weighed 1297 pounds when cast. Note the "handles" over the trunnions, and the recessed section at the breech.
Submitted: August 4, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p72825
File Size: 1.362 Megabytes

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