30-Pounder Parrott Rifle at Petersburg

US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 227 (manufactured in 1863 at the West Point Foundry, 4,155 Pounds as manufactured) is displayed at Petersburg National Battlefield.

US Army 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle Number 227 is displayed at Petersburg National Battlefield.

Additional photos of the Parrott Rifle may be found here:

A Replica 30-Pounder Parrott Rifle at Fort Pulaski shows the type mounted on a siege and garrison carriage. Read more about Pulaski’s Parrotts: https://www.santee1821.net/preserved-artillery/30-pounder-us-army-parrott-rifles-at-fort-pulaski

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