The 6.25-Inch Rifle of CSS Florida at the Washington Navy Yard
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The 6.25-Inch Rifle of CSS Florida at the Washington Navy Yard

A British manufactured 6.25-Inch Rifle captured aboard CSS Florida is displayed at the Washington Navy Yard. According to John C. Reilly's "The Iron Guns of Williard Park", the breech is engraved with the words "32-Pdr Rifled from Anglo-Rebel Pirate Florida." The left trunnion is stamped "Low Moor, 10666".

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The 7-Inch Blakely Rifle of CSS Florida
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The 7-Inch Blakely Rifle of CSS Florida

A 7-Inch Blakely Rifle carried aboard the Confederate Navy Cruiser CSS Florida and a 7.5-Inch Blakely Rifle which was mounted in a fortification are displayed as trophies at the Washington Navy Yard.

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