Hughes Breech-loading cannon

Type Field gun
Place of origin  Confederate States of America
Service history
In service 1862-1865
Used by  Confederate States of America
Wars American Civil War
Production history
Designed 1861
Manufacturer Street & Hungerford Company
Produced 1861
Specifications
Barrel length 120.65 cm

Caliber 38.1 mm
Breech Strikerless turning bolt
Carriage box trail

The Hughes breech-loading cannon 38.1mm gun was designed in 1861 by the Confederate States of America and produced by the manufacturer Street & Hungerford Company. It was a breech-loading cannon; the breech of the cannon is uniquely like a bolt-action but has no firing pin in its bolt.

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