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I did a thread on Howitzers and a thread on Napoleons. Now it's time for James Cannons.
One of the six cannons on display at the Visitor's Center at Chickamauga National Park is a James Cannon. It is a bronze cannon that was originally a smoothbore, but it was retrofitted with rifle grooves. Is the definition of a James cannon a bronze cannon that was originally a smoothbore and was later retrofitted with rifle grooves to become a rifled cannon? If not, what makes a James cannon a James as opposed to a Howitzer, a Napoleon, or any other type of cannon?
One of the six cannons on display at the Visitor's Center at Chickamauga National Park is a James Cannon. It is a bronze cannon that was originally a smoothbore, but it was retrofitted with rifle grooves. Is the definition of a James cannon a bronze cannon that was originally a smoothbore and was later retrofitted with rifle grooves to become a rifled cannon? If not, what makes a James cannon a James as opposed to a Howitzer, a Napoleon, or any other type of cannon?