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Designation: 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861
Model: 4.2in (30-pdr) Army Parrott Rifle M1861
Identification No: West Point 128: US


Designed by: Parrott, Robert Parker
Built at: West Point Foundry
Cold Springs, New York, USA
construction no: 403
Year : 1862
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government
Item: one 30-pdr Parrott Gun
Request doc.: via Secretary of War
Year: 1897
Delivery Doc: Ordnance Dept Ltr 21740, Jul 9, 1897
Provider: Sec War
Arsenal: New York
On loan to: Soldiers Monument Association
Reference: Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1899 appendix 3 pg 49



Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: Soldiers Monument Association
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Davis Park
Main St at Broad St
Danielson, Connecticut, USA
Lat/Long41.808248-71.879854 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 184: C9, 06

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Last update to record: 2025-08-17

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