Photo by DLBarker, 2018

Designation: 10in Light Mortar M1840
Model: 10in Siege Mortar M1840
Identification No: West Point 05: US


Designed by: US Army Ordnance Department
Built at: West Point Foundry
Cold Springs, New York, USA
Year : 1842
Item Category: Artillery, Mortar

Memorial Information
Owner: US Government
Document: field notes DLBarker



Current Status: Static Display
Access: Free Outdoor
Location: Santa Fe Trail Center Museum
1349 KS-156
Larned, Kansas, USA
Lat/Long38.188297-99.141367 Click here to see location in Google Maps

Reference Documents / websites:

The Big Guns, pg 255: C145, 13

In-House private documents:

field notes DLBarker

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Last update to record: 2021-02-07

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