Photo by Jim Bender, 2018

Designation: 3.2in Breech Loading Rifle - Experimental
Model: 3in Ordnance Rifle M1861 - converted
Identification No: South Boston Foundry 1: US


Designed by: US Army Ordnance Department
Built at: Phoenix Iron Co
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
construction no: 1032
Year : 1881
Rebuilt/Upgraded at:South Boston Iron Works
Built as: 3in Ordnance Rifle, s/n 946, 1866
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government
Document: email: Jim Bender


Comments: sliding breech-block conversion of 3in Ordnance rifle




Current Status: Static Display
Access: Restricted entry
Location: US Army Field Artillery & Fort Sill Museum
Randolph Rd at Corral Rd
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA
Lat/Long34.665618-98.384903 Click here to see location in Google Maps

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email: Jim Bender

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Last update to record: 2020-06-11

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