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American Style Bronze Field Gun with Carriage
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LOT 1129
American Style Bronze Field Gun with Carriage - NSN, 2 1/2 inch , 33 inch round bbl.. Measuring 33 inches
long from muzzle to rear tip and 11 1/2 inches wide at the trunnions, with a bore measuring 2 7/16 inches. The unmarked olive green carriage, with black iron hardware measures approximately 58 inches in length, with a 47 inch width, and a wheel height of approximately 38 inches. The bronze cannon itself is unmarked, and has not been identified. The overall style of the cannon is proper for the light guns of the Mexican-American War and Civil War, especially the Model 1841 6 pounder, though the bore suggests a 2 pound shell, which was only used in one field gun, the Woodruff, which was made of steel,
not brass, and issued only in limited numbers as a light weapon for organic issue to cavalry units.
