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Extremely Rare Civil War Production West Point Foundry Model 1863 3-Inch Parrott Rifle
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Rare 1864 Dated Civil War West Point Foundry U.S. Model 1863 3-Inch Parrott Rifle with Carriage - Serial no. 35, 3 inch. The Parrott Rifle was invented by Captain Robert Parker Parrott in 1860 and manufactured at the West Point Foundry where he was the superintendent. Parrott rifles were made in multiple sizes; with most designed for use with 2.9-inch shells earlier in the war,
almost half of those later converted for use with 3-inch shells, and others originally manufactured for use with 3-inch shells like this example. Page 113 of the book “Field Artillery Weapons of the Civil War” by James Hazlett, Edwin Olmstead,
and M. Hume Parks, states, “After terminating the production of 2.9-inch Parrott rifles on 13 April 1863, West Point Foundry was busy with other work. Not until 12 February 1864 were two dozen of the new 3-inch pieces ready for inspection by Captain Daniel Webster Flagler.
