Shiloh Beauties

[Ole Miss]

@kilroy15 and I went to Shiloh Monday and took some photos of various tubes for the artillery lovers who may not be able to visit the Park as often as we do. Good luck in determing the manufactuer of each tube
Regards
David
# 1

 

[Ole Miss]

Try another piece of eye candy
Regards
David
# 2

 

[Ole Miss]

How about another?
Regards
David
#3

 

[donna]

Nice photos.

 

[Ole Miss]

A mystery tube, perhaps?
Regards
David
# 4

 

[Larryh86GT]

Nice photos!

 

[John Winn]

Those are some interesting tubes; some rare ones. Thanks for bringing us along !

 

[James N.]

Is there any reason you aren't identifying them? I recognize the Wiard rifle in #1 but would like to know what some of the rare Confederate-made pieces are - for example, that THING in #2 looks like some God-awful farby reproduction!

 

[Ole Miss]

Brother James you need to consult Redbob or perhaps another Tube Expert as I just take the photos.
Regards
David

 

[Belfoured]

Is there any reason you aren't identifying them? I recognize the Wiard rifle in #1 but would like to know what some of the rare Confederate-made pieces are - for example, that THING in #2 looks like some God-awful farby reproduction!

The Wiard looks to be a 12 lb given the number of lands/grooves. It would be interesting to measure the bore to see how much it may actually be smaller than 3.67"

 

[redbob]

Who could ask for more, a day on a battlefield with your grandson-congratulations my friend.

 

[UCVRelics]

I see @redbob is back from therapy. There has always been speculation on #2 and I believe to date its still listed as unknown. A lot of folks including myself think its an early 2.9 Tredger parrott.

 

[UCVRelics]

Since I had to evac all my books are in Demopolis so. #4 is a James type 3 rifled cannon and #3 looks a lot like a Columbus or Brierfield cannon

 

[redbob]

I see @redbob is back from therapy. There has always been speculation on #2 and I believe to date its still listed as unknown. A lot of folks including myself think its an early 2.9 Tredger parrott.
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Witham has it identified as such also.

 

[Belfoured]

Since I had to evac all my books are in Demopolis so. #4 is a James type 3 rifled cannon and #3 looks a lot like a Columbus or Brierfield cannon

Good call on no. 4 - not to be confused with a Blakeley. I'll defer to you on no. 3

 

[JOHN42768]

Thanks for posting them

 

[DixieRifles]

I went to Shiloh Monday and took some photos

Shucks. I was expecting photos of Mississippi belles.

 

[Ole Miss]

I married the original Mississippi Belle who would not appreciate me looking for other beauties.
Regards
David

 

[Ole Miss]

@Belfoured here is a set of pictures of Wirad, as IDed by @redbob which may help you determing the bore size.
Regards
David

 

[Belfoured]

@Belfoured here is a set of pictures of Wirad, as IDed by @redbob which may help you determing the bore size.
Regards
David

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Thanks. I'm pretty sure that it's the 3.67" design but frequently the actual bore measurement can be slightly less - unimportant if it's due to age/deterioration but more important if it's less-than-precise manufacture.