Blakely rifle (English Wikipedia)

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"The following are particulars of the first gun sent by Captain Blakely to the Confederates, obtained from a drawing dated May 15, 1860. The gun, made by Fawcett, Preston & Co., was of cast-iron, reinforced by a solid wrought-iron hoop made thin at the edges. Total length of gun 84 in. Length of bore 73.5 in. Diameter of bore 3.5 in. Diameter of cast-iron under hoop 9.1in. Maximum diameter of hoop 12.1 in. Length of hoop 22.i in. Diameter of muzzle. 6.0 in." Holley, Alexander Lyman. A treatise on Ordnance and Armor ... With an appendix, referring to gun cotton, hooped guns, etc. [2] New York: D Van Nostrand, 192 Broadway; London: Trubner and Company, 1865. OCLC 5079161. Public domain. Holley also noted that the rifle fired 3,000 rounds during the war. Ripley, 1970, p. 149.
Holley, Alexander Lyman. A treatise on Ordnance and Armor ... With an appendix, referring to gun cotton, hooped guns, etc. [6] New York: D Van Nostrand, 192 Broadway; London: Trubner and Company, 1865. OCLC 5079161. pp. 36–50.
Wise, Jennings C. The long arm of Lee, or, The history of the artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia : with a brief account of the Confederate Bureau of Ordnance. Volume 1. [8] Lynchburg, VA: J.P. Bell and Co., 1915. OCLC 1388225, p. 66. Attribution: Public domain.

"The Widow Blakely": 7.5-inch Blakely Rifle at Civil War Artillery [3] Retrieved September 2, 2023 relates the muzzle explosion, the cutting down of the barrel from 124 inches to about 100 inches, gives a link to "Actual reports from the Official Records listing 'The Widow Blakely'", and has additional photos of the gun.

Hazlett noted a slight difference in spelling of Blakeley Ordnance Company and does not "speculate" as to whether Blakely had an interest in the company. Olmstead, Edwin, Wayne E. Stark and Spencer C. Tucker. The Big Guns: Civil War Siege, Seacoast and Naval Cannon. Bloomfield, ONT, Alexandria Bay, NY: Museum Restoration Service, 1997. ISBN 978-0-88855-012-5, p. 136 identifies the company as founded by Blakely despite the misspelling. The Blakely Company was not incorporated until 1863. Blakely and John Dent acquired Josiah Vavasseur's company. Vavasseur became manager and engineer of Blakely's company, which lasted until 1867. Blakely Ordnance Co. in Grace's Guide To British Industrial History. [1]. Last edited August 12, 2017, Retrieved September 22, 2023.

Melton, Jr., Jack W. Basic Facts on Artillery: Civil War Cannon. [7] Artilleryman Magazine, May 5, 2022 Updated Sep 4, 2022.

U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Historical marker about "Widow Blakely" rifled cannon at Vicksburg National Battlefield Park, as shown at [10] and shown in larger type at [11].Retrieved September 2, 2023.

On May 14, 1860, Captain "A.T. Blakely" presented a paper published at pages 316–324 in Volume 7 of the Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (1836–1869) entitled "On the practical application of a principle announced to the academy by R. Mallett, Esq.; and some remarks on rifled cannon" with a reply by "Dr. Hart" and further reply by Captain Blakely, available on JSTOR open access as Remarks on Artillery [5]
Olmstead wrote an article about Fort Pulaski published in 1917 and available on JSTOR open access [9]. Olmstead, Charles H. Fort Pulaski in The Georgia Historical Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 2 (June, 1917), pp. 98–105.
Head, Sylvia and W. T. Millican, F. M. C. Old Letters in JSTOR "Old Letters" [12] The Georgia Review, Vol. 15, No. 3 (FALL 1961), p. 250
DeMik, Roger. RAIDER: a Rare View of C.S.S. ALABAMA in South Africa in Military Images Vol. 16, No. 2 (September-October 1994), pp. 20–21. Published in JSTOR [13].

"Blakely Rifled Gun (12-pound). A Confederate import from England, the 12-pounder Blakely Rifled Gun found its way into several battles in the Shenandoah Valley. Most Blakely rifles were muzzleloaders that featured steel or cast-iron barrels with wrought iron bands to reinforce the rear of the barrel near the breech. The Blakely was most effective firing shot and shell projectiles, not so effective with canister. Length: Barrel 4.9 feet. Weight: 2,000 lbs. (800 lbs.). Caliber: 3.5 inch (12-pounder). Effective Range: 1,850 yds. (1.1 miles). Friction Primer and lanyard action. Horse drawn, wooden carriage. Seven or eight-man crew, fired 2-3 rounds per minute. Deployed in batteries of four, or mixed with other gun types. Many variations: 6-pound, 12-pound, 20-pound, 100-pound, 150-pound, etc." United States National Park Service. Civil War Weapons in the Shenandoah Valley [4] Last updated: May 25, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023. Attribution: Public domain. U.S. Government publication.
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Historical marker about "Widow Blakely" rifled cannon at Vicksburg National Battlefield Park, as shown at [10] and shown in larger type at [11].Retrieved September 2, 2023.

American Civil War Artillery - Rifled and Imported Cannon October 19, 2019. At War Machines and Weapons. [14] Retrieved September 2, 2023.

"The following are particulars of the first gun sent by Captain Blakely to the Confederates, obtained from a drawing dated May 15, 1860. The gun, made by Fawcett, Preston & Co., was of cast-iron, reinforced by a solid wrought-iron hoop made thin at the edges. Total length of gun 84 in. Length of bore 73.5 in. Diameter of bore 3.5 in. Diameter of cast-iron under hoop 9.1in. Maximum diameter of hoop 12.1 in. Length of hoop 22.i in. Diameter of muzzle. 6.0 in." Holley, Alexander Lyman. A treatise on Ordnance and Armor ... With an appendix, referring to gun cotton, hooped guns, etc. [2] New York: D Van Nostrand, 192 Broadway; London: Trubner and Company, 1865. OCLC 5079161. Public domain. Holley also noted that the rifle fired 3,000 rounds during the war. Ripley, 1970, p. 149.
Holley, Alexander Lyman. A treatise on Ordnance and Armor ... With an appendix, referring to gun cotton, hooped guns, etc. [6] New York: D Van Nostrand, 192 Broadway; London: Trubner and Company, 1865. OCLC 5079161. pp. 36–50.
Wise, Jennings C. The long arm of Lee, or, The history of the artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia : with a brief account of the Confederate Bureau of Ordnance. Volume 1. [8] Lynchburg, VA: J.P. Bell and Co., 1915. OCLC 1388225, p. 66. Attribution: Public domain.
Scharf, John Thomas. History of the Confederate States Navy from Its Organization to the Surrender of Its Last Vessel New York: Rogers & Sherwood, 1887. OCLC 1707792, p. 797. Attribution: Public domain.