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Offline Pony Soldier

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Elsworth 1 1/2 inch Field Rifle
« on: July 04, 2009, 05:36:59 AM »
Can anyone give me some info on a artillery piece called an Elsworth 1 1/2 inch Field Rifle.  It is a breech loader.  Supposedly only 27 were made.  Civil War era.
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Re: Elsworth 1 1/2 inch Field Rifle
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2009, 08:14:39 AM »
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Re: Elsworth 1 1/2 inch Field Rifle
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2009, 10:32:52 AM »
That breech system seems similar to that on the M114 and M109 155mm.
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Re: Elsworth 1 1/2 inch Field Rifle
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2009, 02:23:20 AM »
Thanks.  The info is quite good.
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