Original U.S. Civil War Spherical 32-pounder Case Shot Cannon Ball WWII indicating it was for use

indicating it was for use by a landing craft driver

particularly the batteries

This is a most interesting little Blunderbuss pistol originating from an old U

- Bronze Star Medal In Case

The receiver is dated 1881 and marked I

Original U.S. Civil War Spherical 32-pounder Case Shot Cannon Ball WWII indicating it was for useOriginal Item: Only One Available. Originally, 32 pounders had been employed almost exclusively aboard large European warships or in coastal fortifications, as their size and weight made them difficult to move overland with the limited means of locomotion then available. At the beginning of the 19th Century, Britains Royal Navy featured 32 pounder long guns weighing 5,500 pounds apiece and measuring nine and a half feet in length, as the main armament