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Two Union soldiers pose with a captured mountain howitzer in Richmond, Va - April, 1865. The one soldier's sack coat appears about two sizes too small.
Two Union soldiers pose with a captured mountain howitzer in Richmond, Va - April, 1865. The one soldier's sack coat appears about two sizes too small.
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Yep.Is that thing that looks like it is wrapped around the tube toward the breech supposed to keep moisture out of the primer hole???
Thanks. I don't think I've ever seen a photo of a cannon wearing one of those before.Yep.
Every cannon had one.Thanks. I don't think I've ever seen a photo of a cannon wearing one of those before.
I shoot mine often and they are a blast to shoot.@Western Reserve Volunteer had a chance to shoot a mountain howitzer. I must say it sure was fun to watch.
On the subject of uniforms..we’ve had to look high and low to find um..”thin” sizes...good thing there are suspenders...
That was my first thought also.I think they need to swap coats.
My artillery shell jacket fit when I purchased it 20 years ago. Tight now. Amazing how wool "shrinks" with age .I deliberately bought a sack coat a size too small once. It was uncomfortable and not warm. I really wouldn't recommend it as a reenacting experience.