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Offline subdjoe

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What kind of guns are in these photos?
« on: July 11, 2012, 05:45:55 AM »
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Re: What kind of guns are in these photos?
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2012, 06:09:44 AM »
Joseph,
It looks like they may be 24-pdr flank howitzers, but those aren't the best images to judge by.

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Re: What kind of guns are in these photos?
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2012, 06:42:27 AM »
I know, bad angle, but I hoped that there would be enough for some of the experts here could give a solid ID. 
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Re: What kind of guns are in these photos?
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2012, 02:16:32 PM »
"It looks like they may be 24-pdr flank howitzers, but those aren't the best images to judge by."

Joe,
That was simply a feeble attempt at modesty :o , I'm fairly certain that the barrels have been solidly identified. :D
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Re: What kind of guns are in these photos?
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2012, 03:29:23 AM »
Thanks.  The photo you provided looked to be somewhat shorter than shown in the article.  But I did a google image search, once provided with the type, and got: Lots of images
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Re: What kind of guns are in these photos?
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2012, 05:45:50 AM »
They probably are flank howitzers. The registry of surviving cannon, list four 1844 24-pdr flank howitzers in Hudson, N.Y. There's a good chance that they are all in the same cemetery.
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