Blakely 3.5-Inch Rifle in Warren, Pennsylvania
A 3.5-Inch Blakely Rifle is displayed in Warren, Pennsylvania. Many thanks to friend of the page James Murray for these photos!
Several different variants of Blakely Rifle exist in the United States - showing the inventor’s attempts to perfect his design. Warren Ripley categorized this model as the “Type 2” - though it was unlikely to be categorized by Blakely as such.
Blakely and Ordinance Rifle at the old Beaufort Arsenal
A US Army 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle (left) and a 3.5-Inch Blakely Rifle are displayed at the Old Beaufort Arsenal in Beaufort, South Carolina. The two cannons are:
3.5-Inch Blakely marked "Blakely's Patent, No. 50, Fawcett, Preston, & Co., Liverpool, Makers, 1862. Ripley categorized this Blakely as a “Type 4”.
US Army 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle Number 265 manufactured in 1862 at the Phoenix Iron Company.
The 3.5-Inch Blakely at Marion Square
A cannon that might be a 3.5-Inch Blakely is displayed at the “Horn Work” in Marion Square in Charleston, South Carolina.