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British 12-lb. Whitworth Muzzle-Loading Rifle ~ 1864

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Invented by Englishman Sir Joseph Whitworth, these guns were made in both muzzle-loading and breech-loading vesions. The barrels were tapered steel with a hexagonal bore, which was a unique form of rifling. A few of the English-made guns were purchased by the Union, with a much larger number entering Confederate service. They were extremely accurate and had a range of 2,800 yards at five degrees elevation and over fives miles at maximum range. The Confederates used a pair of them at Wilmington, North Carolina to keep Union blockade vessels at bay when blockade runners were making the final dash into port.

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