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| Designation: | 8in Parrott Rifle M1861 |
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| Model: | 8in (200pdr) Parrott Rifle, Army |
| Identification No: | West Point 55: US |
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| Designed by: | Parrott, Robert Parker |
| Built at: | West Point Foundry |
| Cold Springs, New York, USA |
| Year : | 1864 |
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| Inspector: | Richard Mason Hill (RMH) 1864-67 |
| foundry no.: | 873 |
| weight: | 16,412 lbs |
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| | Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information |
| Owner: | Not in our records |
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| Item: | one 8in Howitzer |
| Request doc.: | via Secretary of War |
| Year: | 1897 |
| Delivery Doc: | Ordnance Dept Ltr 21371, Jul 30, 1897 |
| Provider: | Sec War |
| Arsenal: | New York |
| On loan to: | Eugene Reynolds Post no 441 GAR |
| Reference: | Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 59 |
Reference Documents / websites: |
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| The Big Guns, pg 242: C122, 6 |
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Last update to record: 2025-12-01
