The 8-Inch Rodman Rifles on US Navy Carriages at Palisades Park
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The 8-Inch Rodman Rifles on US Navy Carriages at Palisades Park

Two US Army 8-Inch Rifles which were converted from 10-Inch Rodmans in 1885 and 1886 are displayed at Palisades Park in Santa Monica, California. They were installed at the park in 1908

Intriguingly they are mounted on US Navy Carriages intended for the 8-Inch Rifle which was a similar conversion of the 11-Inch Dahlgren.

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The Rodmans of Fort McHenry
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The Rodmans of Fort McHenry

Displayed at Fort McHenry near Baltimore, Maryland are three types of Rodman guns: 8-Inch Smoothbores, 8-Inch Rifles converted in the 1870s from 10-Inch Smoothbores, and 15-Inch Smoothbores. Taken together this is an impressive display of the Rodman type gun of the US Army during and after the American Civil War.

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