10-pounder Parrott rifle Model 1861

Spring Muster (training) for the men and women of Battery I on the 10 pound Parrott rifled cannon.

The gun fired a 9.5 (~10) lb projectile to a distance of 1 mile (we are using blanks in this video). On The Parrott rifles, the gun breech was reinforced by a distinctive wrought iron reinforcing band.

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