Andrew Chernak. British Captain Theophilus Alexander Blakely was a prolific designer of rifled cannon, and since his own government did not adopt his designs he sold his weapons overseas. Several of his guns were purchased by the Confederacy and used during the Civil War, and it was in fact a 12-pounder Blakely that had the distinction of being the only rifled cannon used on April 12, 1861, to bombard the Union garrison inside Fort Sumter. Measures 8"x 3 1/4" including solid walnut base. #0C90210
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