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Length overall of cannon: 33 1/2 in. (81.5 cm)
Overall length of cannon in frame including handle: 58 7/8 in. (149.6 cm)
Diameter of breech opening of cannon: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Diameter at flared muzzle: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Diameter of breech clock opening: 1 5/32 in. (3 cm)
Diameter at base of breech block: 4 3/4 in. (11.2 cm)
Overall length of breech block: 8 11/32 in. (21.2 cm)
Weight of breech block: 23 lb. 7 oz.
Credit Line
George F. Harding Collection
Reference Number
1982.3533a-b
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