Napoleon Gun-Howitzer Postcard

U.S. Model 1857 Gun-Howitzer, the "Napoleon", Fort Douglas, SLC, UT U.S. Model 1857 Gun-Howitzer, Fort Douglas, SLC, UT Entered Service: 1857 Tube Weight: 1230 pounds Bore Size: 4.62" Max Range: 2000 yards Projectile Weight: 8.4 pounds "Perhaps the most recognized of all American Civil War field artillery, the 12 pounder Napoleon brought the era of bronze smooth bore guns to an end. An 1876 inventory of guns at western military posts indicates four of these 12 pounders were at Fort Douglas that time. The original gun tube presented here on a replica wooden carriage." Entered Service: 1857 Tube Weight: 1230 pounds Bore Size: 4.62" Max Range: 2000 yards Projectile Weight: 8.4 pounds "Perhaps the most recognized of all American Civil War field artillery, the 12 pounder Napoleon brought the era of bronze smooth bore guns to an end. An 1876 inventory of guns at western military posts indicates four of these 12 pounders were at Fort Douglas that time.