Hughes breech-loading cannon
Appearance
Type | Field gun |
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Place of origin | Confederate States of America |
Service history | |
In service | 1862–1865 |
Used by | Confederate States of America |
Wars | American Civil War |
Production history | |
Designed | 1861 |
Manufacturer | Street & Hungerford Company |
Produced | 1861 |
Specifications | |
Barrel length | 120.65 cm |
Caliber | 38.1 mm |
Breech | Strikerless turning bolt |
Carriage | Box trail |
The Hughes breech-loading cannon 38.1mm gun was designed in 1861 and used by the Confederate States of America. It was produced by the manufacturer Street & Hungerford Company. It was a breech-loading cannon; the breech of the cannon is uniquely like a bolt-action but has no firing pin in its bolt.
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