Photo by Jim Bender, 2022

Designation:	8in Brooke Gun
Model:	8in Brooke Gun (Double Band)
Identification No:	Selma S26: CS

Designed by:	Brooke, John Mercer
Built at:	Selma Naval Ordnance Works
	Selma, Alabama, USA
Year :	1864
Built as:	6.4in Brooke Rifle
Item Category:	Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner:	Not in our records

Comments:

condemned 6.4in Brooke rifle rebored to 8in smoothbore

Current Status:	Static Display
Access:	Free Outdoor
Location:	Confederate Cemetery
	Cemetery Rd
	Gainesville, Alabama, USA
Lat/Long	32.8142722-88.1492722	Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 232: C107, 1

ruralswalabama.org

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Last update to record: 2025-08-23