SCARCE 32-POUNDER FIELD HOWITZER FRONT SIGHT

SCARCE 32-POUNDER FIELD HOWITZER FRONT SIGHT

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Detachable steel front sight for the 32-pounder field howitzer, officially designated as the Model 1844. Short, steel, front blade sight with threaded base, crisply marked “32 PDR FD HOWR.” These were detachable to prevent damage or loss when not in action. The 32-pounder field howitzers were bronze, chambered guns with 6.4-inch smooth bores and were the largest of the field howitzers, intended to fire shells, case shot and canister and be in batteries with 12-pounder guns, but in the Civil War their weight counted against them, as well as the fact that caissons had to carry fewer rounds, and those rounds had to have the projectiles and powder charges handled separately. The result was that they tended to be relegated in the field to defensive works like blockhouses.

The sight is in excellent condition, with sharp markings. It comes from the artillery section of an older, large collection, much of which was acquired from the well-known Bannerman military surplus firm.   [sr][ph:L]

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