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| Designation: | 3.2in Breech Loading Rifle - Experimental |
| Model: | 3in Ordnance Rifle M1861 - converted |
| Identification No: | Phoenix 914: US |
| Designed by: | US Army Ordnance Department |
| Built at: | Phoenix Iron Co |
| Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Year : | 1884 |
| Rebuilt/Upgraded at: | West Point Foundry |
| Built as: | 3in Ordnance Rifle, s/n 914, 1865 |
| Item Category: | Artillery, Black Powder, Iron |
| Memorial Information | |
| Owner: | US Government |
| Comments: | 1879: sliding breech-block conversion to test different powder charges; 1884: converted to 3.2in rifle |
| Known problems with data: |
| Big guns - 22-grove 3.2", COO - remained 3" |
| Current Status: | Static Display | |
| Current Custodian: | Swift Post no 94 GAR | |
| Access: | Free Outdoor | |
| Location: | Glenwood Cemetery | |
| 1000 Lochland Rd | ||
| Geneva, New York, USA | ||
| Lat/Long | 42.846912-76.983299 | Click here to see location in Google Maps |
Reference Documents / websites: |
| The Big Guns, pg 280: D18, 49 |
| waymarking.com by jiggs11 |
| Click here to see our reference list |
Last update to record: 2025-01-02