Type Field gun Wars American Civil War | In service 1862–1865 Designed 1861 | |
Place of origin Confederate States of America Used by Confederate States of America | ||
The Hughes breech-loading cannon 38.1mm gun was designed in 1861 and used by the Confederate States of America. It was produced by the manufacturer Street & Hungerford Company. It was a breech-loading cannon; the breech of the cannon is uniquely like a bolt-action but has no firing pin in its bolt.
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