Brooke rifle

The Brooke rifle was a type of rifled, muzzle-loading naval and coast defense gun designed by John Mercer Brooke, an officer in the Confederate States Navy. They were produced by plants in Richmond, Virginia, and Selma, Alabama, between 1861 and 1865 during the American Civil War. They served afloat on Confederate ships and ashore in coast defense batteries operated by the Confederate States Army.

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Frameless

BrookeRifleatFortDarling

Distant view of Ft. Sumter from Fort Johnson, S.C - NARA - 530421

NH 76389 Brooke Single-Banded Rifled Gun

BrookeRifle

The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14762560812)

Confederate soldiers cemetery at Gainesville

7-inchBrooke1Bbreech

7-inchBrooke1Bgun

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		BrookeRifleatFortDarling		Commons
commons	image		Distant view of Ft. Sumter from Fort Johnson, S.C - NARA - 530421		Commons
commons	image		NH 76389 Brooke Single-Banded Rifled Gun		Commons
commons	image		BrookeRifle		Commons
commons	image		The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14762560812)		Commons
commons	image		Confederate soldiers cemetery at Gainesville		Commons
commons	image		7-inchBrooke1Bbreech		Commons
commons	image		7-inchBrooke1Bgun		Commons