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10-Pounder Parrott Rifle

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The 10-pounder Parrott rifle was a modern cast iron weapon with a band of wrought iron reinforcing the breech, and it was effective at moderately long range. The similar 20-pounder, differing mainly in size, was the heaviest rifled cannon used at Antietam.
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