Also known as: 8-inch Parrott.
| Type | Heavy cast-iron rifled gun with wrought-iron band |
|---|---|
| Bore | 8 inches |
| Projectile | About 200 pounds |
| Role | Heavy siege and seacoast |
A heavy Parrott
The 200-pounder Parrott rifle, of 8-inch bore, was among the largest of the banded Parrott guns, throwing a shell of about two hundred pounds. Guns of this size served in the heavy siege batteries and seacoast works, notably in the prolonged Federal operations against Charleston.
Like the smaller Parrotts it was cast iron reinforced with a wrought-iron breech band, cheap for its power but subject, under the heavy charges, to the muzzle bursts that dogged the type.
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Sources & further reading
- 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.
- CivilWarArtillery.com research archive: cannon identification pages, manuals, and reports.