RARE CAPTURED CONFEDERATE TREDEGAR IRON WORKS MADE CANNON.

RARE CAPTURED CONFEDERATE TREDEGAR IRON WORKS MADE CANNON. You are bidding on one of only 4 or 5 surviving specimens of the 24 pound Model 1844 Flank Howitzer made in Richmond, Virginia. Tredegar was the South’s largest supplier of cannon made in the Southern States. Tredegar was a private firm founded in 1843 by West Point graduate Joseph Reid Anderson. Anderson was an ardent secessionist and employed 900 men when Virginia seceded from the Union. This cannon made just prior to the war in 1858, obviously made for the state government of VA as there are no U.S. marks(and dated on trunnion) was made for use in protecting forts from land attack. Many of these cannon were deployed at Southern and Northern forts alike. This cannon is in wonderful condition with a fabulous large bronze plaque attached telling of presentation to Grand Army of the Republic. It was housed many years in a PA museum, thus its great condition. What a great souvenir for a group of Union Veterans. This cannon is well marked and inspected as can be seen in photos. The markings are “J.R.A./TF,” generally the guns without Anderson’s intitials were prior to the war and those guns with the J.R.A. were Confederate pieces. This guns unusual in that it has the 1858 date and his initials. This leads some to believe it was made for VA. The firm also was called Tredegar Iron Works, but Tregedar Foundry was by far the most commonly used. The Tredegar Iron Works or Tredegar Foundry was a major weapons manufacturer for the U.S. and state governments 1848-61, and the major manufacturer of Artillery for the COnfederacy during the war. This cannon weighs about 1485 pounds and is 69″ long overall. This would mount beautifully and is the only cannon we know of with presentation plaque from the GAR that is in private hands. CONDITION: Very good as described with pitting as expected. Plaque is loose where screws are removed. 4-32287 JS500 (75,000-85,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1417	$0.00	RARE CAPTURED CONFEDERATE TREDEGAR IRON WORKS MADE CANNON. You are bidding on one of only 4 or 5 surviving specimens of the 24 pound Model 1844 Flank Howitzer made in Richmond, Virginia. Tredegar was the South’s largest supplier of cannon made in the Southern States. Tredegar was a private firm founded in 1843 by West Point graduate Joseph Reid Anderson. Anderson was an ardent secessionist and employed 900 men when Virginia seceded from the Union. This cannon made just prior to the war in 1858, obviously made for the state government of VA as there are no U.S. marks(and dated on trunnion) was made for use in protecting forts from land attack. Many of these cannon were deployed at Southern and Northern forts alike. This cannon is in wonderful condition with a fabulous large bronze plaque attached telling of presentation to Grand Army of the Republic. It was housed many years in a PA museum, thus its great condition. What a great souvenir for a group of Union Veterans. This cannon is well marked and inspected as can be seen in photos. The markings are “J.R.A./TF,” generally the guns without Anderson’s intitials were prior to the war and those guns with the J.R.A. were Confederate pieces. This guns unusual in that it has the 1858 date and his initials. This leads some to believe it was made for VA. The firm also was called Tredegar Iron Works, but Tregedar Foundry was by far the most commonly used. The Tredegar Iron Works or Tredegar Foundry was a major weapons manufacturer for the U.S. and state governments 1848-61, and the major manufacturer of Artillery for the COnfederacy during the war. This cannon weighs about 1485 pounds and is 69″ long overall. This would mount beautifully and is the only cannon we know of with presentation plaque from the GAR that is in private hands. CONDITION: Very good as described with pitting as expected. Plaque is loose where screws are removed. 4-32287 JS500 (75,000-85,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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