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cannonmn
03-23-2010, 10:19 PM
I put the details and photos on the CMH Forum here:

http://gs19.inmotionhosting.com/~milita ... /read/8457 (http://gs19.inmotionhosting.com/~milita8/cmh/member/member.cgi/noframes/read/8457)

What would help would be photos of a 24-pounder Dahlgren boat howitzer, clearly showing the percussion lock.

cannonmn
03-24-2010, 09:42 AM
Here's the 2nd post there with photo of a similar lock, taken during the CW:

http://gs19.inmotionhosting.com/~milita ... /read/8458 (http://gs19.inmotionhosting.com/~milita8/cmh/member/member.cgi/read/8458)

cannonmn
03-24-2010, 08:21 PM
I tried fitting the lock onto some guns today.

http://gs19.inmotionhosting.com/~milita ... /read/8461 (http://gs19.inmotionhosting.com/~milita8/cmh/member/member.cgi/noframes/read/8461)