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Wiard Rifled Dahlgren 12-Pounder
These were used with a few versions of carriages designed by Dahlgren. The guns were formidable and period reports claim an experienced crew could get off 10 shots in a minute. Another example of a Wiard rifled Dahlgren boat howitzer can be seen on page 145 of “Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War” by Hazlett, Olmstead and Parks. The howitzer has no visible markings on the tube, a 12-groove rifled bore with a 3 1/2 inch diameter, and the tube measures approximately 64 inches in overall length from muzzle to tip of the cascabel.
CONDITION: Good, retains most of the applied black painted finish with extensive moderate pitting visible underneath the finish. Professionally restored carriage is also fine, retains 98% applied gray painted finish. Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000