Cannon, "Parrott Rifle", 1/2 inch

The Parrott Rifle was a muzzle-loading cannon developed by Robert Parrott during the war. It was easy to produce and supplied in large quantities to the Union Army. The band around the breach was shrunk on during manufacture to help withstand the great pressures during firing. Early models had a nasty habit of exploding, which was traced to faulty ammunition. So tough was this design that one example of a very large Parrott Rifle continued to fire despite missing a third of its barrel.

Features:

• Durable harwood contruction with metal fittings
• Working elevation screw
• Rubberband powered
• Safe rubber cannon balls
• "Cannoneer's toolkit" on board cannon trail

Includes:
1 cannon
7 x safe rubber cannon balls
7 x spare rubber-bands
1 x cloth ammunition sack