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Artillery preserved in the USA: New Hampshire: Peterborough, Pittsburg, Plymouth, Plaistow, Portsmouth, Rollinsford, Rye, Fort Dearborn, Salem, Seabrook, Tilton, Troy, Weare, Weirs Beach, Wolfeboro

Artillery preserved in New Hampshire Peterborough (silverquill Photo) 32-pounder M1864 (6.2-inch) Dahlgren Shell Gun, 4,500 lbs, No. 1 of 2, mounted on an iron garrison carriage, on display in front of the G.A.R. Hall on a hill in Peterborough. 32-pounder M1864 (6.2-inch) Dahlgren Shell Gun, 4,500 lbs, No. 2 of 2, mounted on an iron … Read more

Artillery preserved in Portugal: Algarve, Portimão Museum, Beja, Vendas Novas, and the Portuguese Army Artillery School

Artillery – Portugal (Part 7) Algarve, Portimão Museum, Beja, Vendas Novas, Portuguese Army Artillery School Algarve, Portimão Museum The Portimão Museum is located in the interior of an old fish canning factory which has been restored.  It was opened in 2008, and has exhibits dealing with archeology, underwater findings and the local history of commercial … Read more

Artillery preserved in Portugal: Lisbon, Fort do Bom Sucesso, Museu do Combatente

Artillery in Portugal (Part 4) Fort of Good Success, Combatant Museum Lisbon The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Portugal.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data found on these web pages.  Photos are by … Read more

Artillery preserved in Portugal: Lisbon, Marine Museum

Artillery  in Portugal (Part 5), Marine Museum, Lisbon The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Portugal.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data found on these web pages.  Photos are by the author unless otherwise … Read more

Artillery preserved in Portugal: Lisbon, Museu Militar de Lisboa (Portuguese Army Military Museum of Lisbon) 1

Artillery preserved in Portugal (Part 1) Military Museum of Lisbon The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Portugal.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data found on these web pages.  Photos are by the author … Read more

Artillery preserved in Portugal: Lisbon, Museu Militar de Lisboa (Portuguese Army Military Museum of Lisbon) 2

Artillery in Portugal (Part 2) Military Museum of Lisbon The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Portugal.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data found on these web pages.  Photos are by the author unless … Read more

Artillery preserved in Portugal: Lisbon, Museu Militar de Lisboa (Portuguese Army Military Museum of Lisbon) 3

Artillery in Portugal (Part 3)Military Museum of Lisbon The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document every historical piece of artillery preserved in Portugal.  Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these guns to provide and update the data found on these web pages.  Photos are by the author unless otherwise … Read more

Artillery preserved in France: Musée de l’Armée, Hôtel des Invalides, Paris, France

Musée de l’Armée (Paris) Musée de l’Armée (Paris)/The Army Museum, is a French national museum located in the Hôtel National des Invalides in the 7th arrondissement  of Paris. The Army Museum is a history museum dedicated to present the military history of France. (More to follow) (Eric Gaba Photo) The Hôtel des Invalides, Paris, France. … Read more

Artillery preserved in India: Malik-E-Maidan, Kadak Bijli, Daulatabad, and Thanjavur

Malik-E-Maidan (Pintrest Photo) The Malik-E-Maidan also Malik-i-Maidan (lit. ’Lord of the Battlefield’), is a 16th century cannon, located at Burj-E-Sherz (Lion Tower), Bijapur Fort, Bijapur, India. 4.45 metres (14.6 ft) in length and cast in bell metal, it is the largest surviving block of artillery from the Medieval period. A bronze basilisk/shaika siege cannon cast by … Read more