Photo by Jim Bender, 2018
| Designation: | 3.2in Breech Loading Rifle - Experimental |
| Model: | 3in Ordnance Rifle M1861 - converted |
| Identification No: | South Boston Foundry 3: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Phoenix Iron Co |
| Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Year : | 1881 |
| Rebuilt/Upgraded at: | South Boston Iron Works |
| Built as: | 3in Ordnance Rifle, s/n 933, 1866 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Comments: | sliding breech-block conversion of 3in Ordnance rifle |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | American Legion Post 346 | |
| 31775 Grand River Ave | ||
| Farmington, Michigan, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 42.457754-83.360234 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 280: D18, 73 |
| Evolution of American Light Field Gun, pg 28 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2022-06-21