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| Designation: | 4.5in Ordnance Rifle M1861 |
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| Model: | 4.5in Ordnance (Siege) Rifle |
| Identification No: | Fort Pitt 046: US |
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| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Fort Pitt Foundry |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| construction no: | 1256 |
| Year : | 1862 |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | US Government |
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| Item: | two 4.5in Guns |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1900 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 34444, Feb 20, 1900 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | Fort Trumbull |
| On loan to: | Mayor of Jerseyville |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1900 appendix 3 pg 44 |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 188: C14, 19 |
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Last update to record: 2024-11-05
