Model 1861, 3 Inch Wrought Iron Ordnance Rifle, Maker Phoenix Iron Co., Phoenixville, PA #4, marked on the top "US", 72.7 " long, marked on the end of the muzzle "1861", 815lbs, TTSL, 4 PI Co", inspector Theodore Thadeus Sobrieski Laidley, previously unregistered at WWW.M 1861 artillary@yahoo.com; old surface, unpainted as it was displayed in a Massachusetts backyard. Provenance: Recently discovered in a North Hampton Massachusetts backyard.
