When discussing Parrott rifles, we really have to focus on the bands. The bands over the breech end of the cannon are what make the Parrott a Parrott, by type. Without the band, the Parrott would simply be a gun of cast-iron that generally followed the Ordnance Shape in exterior arrangements. One that would beContinue reading “Battle of the Bands, part 2: Comparison between Tredegar, Macon, and authentic Parrotts”
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Fort Johnston Photo Analysis, Part II: 10-inch Confederate Columbiad and Fort Sumter
On Friday I opened this series by placing five photos of Fort Johnson, overlooking Charleston harbor, in context with surveys conducted at the end of the war. There are five more photos I will bring up later. And those look at the fort from the interior. For now, let me focus on the exterior photosContinue reading “Fort Johnston Photo Analysis, Part II: 10-inch Confederate Columbiad and Fort Sumter”
Guns of the CSS Atlanta: Part 2 – 7 inch Brooke Rifles
Moving up a caliber from yesterday’s post, now let’s look at the bow and stern guns of the CSS Atlanta. At the time of capture, the Confederate ironclad mounted a 7-inch Single Banded Brooke Rifle in each position. On the bow was number 1740 from Tredegar: On the stern was Tredegar number 1652. Just asContinue reading “Guns of the CSS Atlanta: Part 2 – 7 inch Brooke Rifles”
To the Sound of the Guns 