English Armstrong gun

[tmh10]

Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Interior view. English Armstrong gun.
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882, photographer.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
1865 Jan.
NOTES
Stereo filed in LOT 4166.
Caption from negative sleeve: Fort Fischer, N.C. Interior view. English Armstrong gun in FortFisher.
Two plates form left (LC-B811-1234A) and right (LC-B811-1234B) halves of a stereograph pair.
Corresponding print is in LOT 4202.
Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress).

 

[reading48]

What projectile did that put out

 

[tmh10]

What projectile did that put out

I am not in the know on that gun, Jerry. Im sure someone will come on with the info.

 

[redbob]

Interesting that you would ask-see www.nchistoricsites.net/fisher/armstrong.htm
NOTE: THIS WAS FROM 2004

 

[18thmississippi]

its a shame that west point wont give it back to NC. it was a gift to our state and should belong to the state for the history that's just my personal belief not trying to start and wild fire here. but the round was a 40 pounder big son-of-a gun flying through the air.