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Designation: 3in Ordnance Rifle M1861
Identification No: Phoenix 817: US


Designed by: US Army Ordnance Department
Built at: Phoenix Iron Co
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
Year : 1864
Inspector: Stephen Carr Lyford (SCL) 1863-65
foundry no.:877*
weight: 816 lbs
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)
Document: TACOM ADPO Equipment List 20240918
Owner Reference No: 817


Comments: converted to BL Saluting Gun




Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: American Legion Post 21, Seneca, KS
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Military Museum
33 N 6th St
Seneca, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long39.835158-96.063756 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 279: D18,81

In-House private documents:

TACOM ADPO Equipment List 20240918

Click here to see our reference list

Last update to record: 2025-10-06

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