Cool piece i took back to WestPoint NY

Lots of history here.

What do ya think Docrks?

Cooper

What's the story behind the canon?

The north took it from the south in the civil war. Then took it to West Point NY and put it on trophy point. It sat there until they loaned it to Ft fisher state historic site in 2005 in Kure beach NC. That is where the north took it from the south. This cannon will shoot a rifled round 5 miles across the water by skipping it. It was built by the British for the south. There was 2 of them but one was melted down in WW2.

Like i said it sits at West Point NY in trophy point and it is the center piece there. I think everyone that graduates from the academy takes there pic in front of the cannon.

The guy i hauled it for said this is the most expensive artifact the military has.

Cooper

I've been to Fort Fisher . . .

Neat . . .

What is weight of shot?

5lb i think. It is rifled also. That is how they make it skip on the water so far.

I had a Army escort to West Point.

Cooper

Cool . . .

Cool huh?

Cooper

"The guy i hauled it for said this is the most expensive artifact the military has."

Really?

I would've thought the "Tomb of ther Unknowns" and its contents was.

Nice cannon though.

Well maybe on trophy point Pat hell I dont know!

Cooper

I don't think the "Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers" is considered an artifact.

Cool cannon.

The Cannon is expensive, but the Tomb of the Unknowns is PRICELESS.

Neat gun, but I don't think that I would have passed the ballistics part of Field Artillery if we had to learn "skipping."

Doc?????

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Cooper

Bro. Cooper -

Sorry I missed that one - but Trophy Point and The Million Dollar View has to be one of the most holy and beautiful spots in our nation..... Running a little behind schedule now - will get back to it upon my return... Thanks for letting me know.....

So that's where Lance put his cannon??

^6 Big Chief

The Armstrong gun - made in England and given to the Confederacy during the War of the Northern Agression aka Civil War was recorded as being able to shoot an ordnance weighing aprox 150 lbs. to a distance of over 4 miles!!!

I will try to get a location pix by the weekend of the Armstrong Gun at Trophy Point... There are literally dozens and dozens of pieces of Ordnance from all wars that Americans participated in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Also on Trophy Point are links from The Great Chain which the American Forces stretched across the Hudson to stop British ships coming down from Canada trying to get to NY and vice versa.

The view from Trophy Point onto that gorgeous bend in the Hudson River is affectionately known as 'The Million Dollar View' and has to be one of the loveliest spots in our country - and guarding the River stands....West Point...... Hooah!!!!