War Memorials of Wisconsin

Bishop BL 12-pdr. field gun in Sparta, WI

The only information found stamped on this gun is the patent information on the breech shown below.  The barrel measures 49 inches long and the bore diameter measures slightly larger than 4.5 inches.



Marker (photo by John Anderson)


Left front view (photo by John Anderson)


Muzzle face - no information stamped here (photo by John Anderson)


Left side view (photo by John Anderson)


Rear view (photo by John Anderson)


Breech (photo by John Anderson)


Breech close-up - "C. W. Bishop's / Patent / 1856" (photo by John Anderson)



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