I took pictures of this cannon located in the Museum of the Rockies at Boseman Montana. It has a 3" rifled bore.
The muzzle markings are:
According to the museum info starting at the top and reading clockwise:
This barrel is No29, wrought by the Phoenix Iron Company in 1861, weighs 818 pounds and was proofed by TTSL (Thaddeus somebody, I didn't write down the whole name.)
It was sold to the Union of northern aggressors and then sent to a fort outside of Boseman sometime after the civil war. The University students stole it off the ruins of the fort and hauled it into Boseman. After it was shot a couple of times, I suspect after dark, it was spiked and a plate was welded across the bore about 12" down.
The museum obtained what was left of the cannon and carraige, cut the plate out and installed a new vent liner so it is again shootable. They replaced the missing hardware and converted a couple of freight wagon wheels to replace the originals. The museum has a video running beside the gun showing step by step the restoration process, including making new cap squares.
These markings are on the front of the left cheek:
Misc pics:
Thank you,
MikeR C
