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Pulaski, VA - two cannons in Jackson Park
« on: September 04, 2005, 04:45:05 PM »
Pulaski, Virginia (Jackson Park) has two cannon:

Mystery Cannon:
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from: http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~cacunithistories/155mmgpf.htm
The 155mm Filloux Gun - The Yanks made this gun famous. The French, who invented it, did not think it at all an exception. The Americans were very enthusiastic about it and accomplished results the French thought impossible with such a gun.
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Pulaski, VA - two cannons in Jackson Park
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2005, 04:03:49 AM »
CW.
 The muzzleloading cannon is interesting in the the trunnions are on a ring which has been applied maybe by heat shrink. Do you have any other info on the gun. Who , when made?

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« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2005, 04:24:19 AM »
I don't have any information of it's history at this time, but I'm asking the 'old timers' .

The welding looked like forge work, and the only new piece looked to be strap iron 1/8 x 1" around the cascabel.
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