Also known as: James gun.
| Type | Rifled gun, often a rifled bronze piece |
|---|---|
| Ammunition | The James projectile |
| Notable use | Reduction of Fort Pulaski, 1862 |
James's rifled gun
The James rifle was the rifled gun associated with Charles T. James, firing the James projectile with its ribbed body and lead sabot. Many were bronze guns rifled on the James system, and the type is best known for its part in the 1862 reduction of Fort Pulaski, where rifled fire breached the masonry.
The bronze bore wore quickly under rifled use, and the James system, like other early rifling schemes, was in time displaced by more durable iron rifles.
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Sources & further reading
- CivilWarArtillery.com research archive: cannon identification pages, manuals, and reports.
- United States Army, Ordnance Department. The Ordnance Manual for the Use of the Officers of the United States Army. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1862.