Object Details
- Description
- Physical Description
- United States Ames Model 1841 cannon, six-pounder.
- Specific History
- In about 1861, this Model 1841 was rifled to fire a 12 pound James shell. These weapons were an attempt by the Federals to convert existing smoothbores to rifled guns. They were originally bronze-tubed Model 1841 6-pounders, bored out and lined with rifled iron or brass sleeves in the James pattern. These would throw a shell farther and with more accuracy, but were prone to bursting at the breech, and the liners quickly wore down, reducing the effectiveness of the rifling. Most of these were retired from service fairly early in the Civil War.
- General History
- The Ordnance Board of 1841 drew up the design for this gun. It was one of the most common of all the artillery pieces of the Civil War. It also saw action in the Mexican War.
- 1845
- ID Number
- AF.78677M
- accession number
- 308845
- catalog number
- 78677M
- Object Name
- 6 Pound Rifle W/ Carriage
- cannon
- Measurements
- overall; overall: 104 in x 69 in; x 264.16 cm x 175.26 cm
- Associated Place
- United States
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- Expansion and Reform
- Record ID
- nmah_1072053
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-18eb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
