Cast Iron 64-pounder 71-cwt Mk. I Muzzleloading Rifle - Aulac, New Brunswick
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N 45° 51.827 W 064° 17.476
20T E 399769 N 5079723
This cast Iron 64-pounder 71-cwt Mk. I Muzzleloading Rifle is located on the grounds of Fort Beausejour - Fort Cumberland, a Canadian National Historic Site, in Aulac, New Brunswick. This cannon is the first one as you look at the waymark photo.
Waymark Code: WM12FB3
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date Posted: 05/15/2020
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Cast Iron 64-pounder 71-cwt Mk. I Muzzleloading Rifle with Millar pattern breeching ring. This gun is a Palliser conversion from a 32-pounder 58-cwt SBML Gun, weight 58-0-2 (6,498 lbs), (RGF No. 615, I, 1877) on the left trunnion, (+) on the right trunnion, Queen Victoria cypher, broad arrow mark. Cast as a 32-pounder, this gun was given a Palliser modification with the gun being re-bored to 64-pounder. It came from Fort Clarence in 1924. No. 3.
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