Blakely Rifle
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British
Captain Theophilus Alexander Blakely was a prolific designer of rifled
cannon, and since his own government did not adopt his designs he sold
his weapons overseas. Several of his guns were purchased by the Confederacy
and used during the Civil War, and it was in fact a 12-pounder Blakely
that had the distinction of being the only rifled cannon used on April
12, 1861, to bombard the Union garrison inside Fort Sumter. Measures 8"x
3 1/4" including solid walnut base.
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12-pounder Napoleon Field
Gun
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Andrew
L. Chernak. The Model 1857 smooth bore field gun was developed in France
and named for Emperor Napoleon III. The "work horse" of Civil War artillery,
the 12 Pounder had no peer at close range: Robert E. Lee wrote to the Secretary
of War, "The best guns for field service, in my opinion, are the 12 Pound
Napoleon guns." Limited edition pewter sculpture is signed by the artist
and includes an historical background. Measures 8"x 3¼" including
solid walnut base.
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6-pounder Brierfield Field
Gun
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The iron made at
the Brierfield Ironworks in Alabama, in the words of a contemporary ironmaster,
"was the toughest and most suitable iron for making guns and above any
other iron in the South." Measures 8"x 3 1/4" high including solid walnut
base.
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3-Inch Ordnance Rifle
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Strips of wrought
iron were hammer-welded in criss-crossing spiral layers around a mandrel;
this was then bored out and the finished product lathe turned into shape.
Though time consuming and expensive to produce, the 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle
was a singularly tough and accurate weapon, and a favorite to artillerists
in both armies. Measures 8"x 3 1/4" including solid walnut base.
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Civil War Limber
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Limbers were used
to carry powder and shot for artillery pieces and were always separated
from their assigned cannon during action so that they wouldn't be hit by
incoming fire and destroyed. They were hitched to a horse team and the
cannon was attached to, and pulled behind, the limber. Combine this with
the cannon below for a complete set. Measures 15"x 9"x 6½".
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1861 Dahlgren Cannon
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Often called "a soda
water bottle" because of its shape, the Dahlgren was a popular heavy-duty
cannon that saw much service during the American Civil War. Measures 12"x
6"x 4½".
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