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Designation: 4.2in Parrott Rifle M1861
Model: 4.2in (30-pdr) Army Parrott Rifle M1861
Identification No: West Point 383: US


Designed by: Parrott, Robert Parker
Built at: West Point Foundry
Cold Springs, New York, USA
construction no: 461
Year : 1865
Item Category: Artillery, Black Powder, Iron

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government
Item: one 30-pdr Parrott
Request doc.: via Secretary of War
Year: 1900
Delivery Doc: Ordnance Dept Ltr 34123, Feb 8, 1900
Provider: Sec War
Arsenal: Fort Warren
On loan to: Steel Bros Post no 441 GAR
Reference: Annual Report of the Chief of Ordnance 1900 appendix 3 pg 46



Current Status: Static Display
Current Custodian: GAR Post 441, Mason, MI
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Ingham County Courthouse
315 South Jefferson St
Mason, Michigan, USA
Lat/Long42.5799722-84.4428000 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 185: C9, 62

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Last update to record: 2025-01-06

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