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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: March 16, 2009
Caption: James 3.80-inch Rifle
Additional Description: Two James Rifles stand on either side of the tablet, both are considered "Type 2, Series 4" by modern artillery identification guides. The piece pictured here is registry number 21, produced in 1861, weighing 923 pounds. The rifle on the other side of the tablet is registry number 49, produced in 1862, and weighs 919 pounds. Both pieces were produced by Ames Foundry in Massachusetts, and inspected by George T. Balch.
Submitted: August 5, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p72924
File Size: 1.184 Megabytes

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