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3.5-inch Blakely Rifle (Type 2)
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: March 16, 2009
Caption: 3.5-inch Blakely Rifle (Type 2)
Additional Description: Yet another example of early war shortages. This rifle manufactured by Fawcett, Preston & Co., Liverpool, England was imported early in the war to fill needs. It was cast in 1861 and has a manufacturer's number 33 stamped over the breech, and a number 34 stamped on the left trunnion. The Blakely used a seven-groove rifling system.
Submitted: August 4, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p72829
File Size: 1.346 Megabytes

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