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Robert Wall | all galleries >> Galleries >> civil_war_forts > Fort Pulaski, Artillery On The Parapet
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17-Jun-2005 Robert Wall

Fort Pulaski, Artillery On The Parapet

Fort Pulaski, Georgia

The Guns On The Parapet Mounted "en barbette". A Barbette Was A Platform, With A Pintle, Behind The Parapet On Which The Guns Were Mounted. A Center Pintle Carriage, Which Both Of These Are, Allows A Full 360 Degree Traverse Of The Gun. The gun closest to the camera is a cast iron 24-pounder Blakely Rifle, P1861, weight 4,700 lbs, with a 4.5-inch bore, 96-inch tube length, firing a 24-lb shell, with a range of 1,901 yards 1,738 metres), mounted on a Center Pintle Carriage.

Canon EOS D60 ,Canon EF 20-35mm f/2.8 L USM
1/250s f/11.0 at 24.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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joseantonio31-Dec-2024 21:04
very nice capture.V.