Her name is Shenandoah. Her tube is 37.5 " OAL. with a 2.25" bore and weighs 120lbs.
She does need a little bit of work but is in Great shape for her age.
Well, now I guess I'm in too deep!
Hate to dig up this old thread but this is the reason I signed up. You said "her name is Shenandoah" after CSS Shenandoah. How did this particular gun get the name Shenandoah? Is this gun from CSS Shenandoah or possibly USS Shenandoah (which I know next to nothing about)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Shenandoah_%281862%29Is this really off the CSS Shenandoah
I am a little skeptical this is off the CSS Shenandoah. Why do you believe this is CSS Shenandoah rather than USS Shenandoah? Is it the English style of gun combined with the Shenandoah name?
The accounts of the armament on the Shenandoah is not entirely consistent even after the surrender.
The Shenandoah had the 2 signal guns.
One of the signal guns is as mentioned at USN Academy Preble Hall Museum
The other signal gun is on loan from the Academy to another Museum in Maryland.
There were either 4 32 pounders and 2 64 pounders or vice versa.
Those are the guns reported most commonly.
I spoke with the Curator of USNA Prebble Hall who mentioned during the 1970's reproductions of the Shenandoah signal guns were made.
If this is an authentic CSS Shenandoah gun that would be very interesting. It would make me wonder which gun it was, or if this is one of the guns originally reported thought to be confused for one of the signal guns.