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Gunner
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: March 16, 2009
Caption: Gunner's View from Mann's Battery
Additional Description: Note the smooth exterior shape of the James Rifle, conforming to the "Ordnance shape" specified in the regulations of 1861. The rear sight of the rifle fit into a slot seen at the top of the breech. A locking screw fit into the rear of the sight, through a threaded hole in the breech.
Submitted: August 8, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p73120
File Size: 1.329 Megabytes

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