Siege artillery in the American Civil War
Parrott rifles
Robert Parker Parrott (1804–77), an 1824 graduate of the United States Military Academy, developed a new form of rifled artillery using a cast iron barrel with a reinforcing wrought iron band around the breech.

Siege artillery in the American Civil War

Section Title: Parrott rifles
Table Section Text: Robert Parker Parrott (1804–77), an 1824 graduate of the United States Military Academy, developed a new form of rifled artillery using a cast iron barrel with a reinforcing wrought iron band around the breech.

Name	Weight of projectile	Weight of gun	Length of gun	Range

4.2 inch Parrott rifle (30-pdr Parrott rifle)	25 lb. (shell)	4,200 lb.	132 in.	6,700 yd. @ 25°

6.4-inch Parrott rifle (100-pdr Parrott rifle)	90 lb. (shell)	9,700 lb.	155 in.	8,845 yd. @ 35°

8-inch Parrott rifle (200-pdr Parrott rifle)	150 lb. (shell)	16,500 lb.	162 in.	8000 yd. @35°

10-inch Parrott rifle (300-pdr Parott rifle)	250 lb. (shell)	26,500 lb.	177 in.	--

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