A.B. Reading cannon.

[Tompre]

Brian Skipworth has gotten the 3 inch Reading rifle loaned to the Old Courthouse Museum. Terry Winschel had traded another park for the rifle, and had it placed at the Vicksburg Convention Center. But it remained in an obscure place at the VCC, and the Mayor and the National Park agreed to loan it to the OCHM. It is #3 of the few 3 inch rifles that were made by Reading.
Brian is now in touch with a museum in Idaho that has the only remaining cannon from the A.M. Paxton foundry. It is a 6 pounder

 

[UCVRelics]

That's is FANTASTIC News. Thanks for the update and its great to see Bubba and the crew with the gun as it is a RARE one.

 

[redbob]

I'm glad to see that it is now in a location where it can be seen and appreciated.

 

[Tompre]

This is the A.M. Paxton 6 pounder. And it is the only Paxton gun know to exist.

 

[Vicksburger]

Brian Skipworth has gotten the 3 inch Reading rifle loaned to the Old Courthouse Museum. Terry Winschel had traded another park for the rifle, and had it placed at the Vicksburg Convention Center. But it remained in an obscure place at the VCC, and the Mayor and the National Park agreed to loan it to the OCHM. It is #3 of the few 3 inch rifles that were made by Reading.
Brian is now in touch with a museum in Idaho that has the only remaining cannon from the A.M. Paxton foundry. It is a 6 pounder

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Is Bubba on the left or right? I met him once in 2006. I remember he wouldn't take a $5 dollar bill as payment for a souvenir.

 

[UCVRelics]

Is Bubba on the left or right? I met him once in 2006. I remember he wouldn't take a $5 dollar bill as payment for a souvenir.

Bubba, is on the far right with the grey beard.

 

[Tompre]

Is Bubba on the left or right? I met him once in 2006. I remember he wouldn't take a $5 dollar bill as payment for a souvenir.

A few years ago, Gordon Cotton and I were at the OCHM building display cases, when this man walked in and said that he had found a 5.00 gold coin that had washed out of a hill in Vicksburg. Bubba bought it on the spot!

 

[Vicksburger]

A few years ago, Gordon Cotton and I were at the OCHM building display cases, when this man walked in and said that he had found a 5.00 gold coin that had washed out of a hill in Vicksburg. Bubba bought it on the spot!

I think that Bubba was written up in that Confederates in the Attic book? I don't own the book but borrowed it once from my folks house. I don't remember what it pertained to. Also Gordon Cotton was mentioned in that book.

 

[Bradley]

Until I got Mrs. Joyner's book and found the gun listed on the last page, I did not know it was at the Convention Center and I had even stopped by there twice in the past (albeit probably with a daiquiri by that point). The Old Courthouse is a much better location for it and now I have an excuse to head out that way in a weekend or two.

I always enjoy hearing y'all's stories, by the way. Unfortunately, the only person I know (so far) in the photograph is Officer Castaldo.