CODE – 04-132-861

NAME – Billinghurst-Requa Battery Gun

COMMON NAMES –Requa Battery, Mosquito Battery, Covered Bridge Gun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1861

CALIBER – 13.2x52mmR

OVERALL LENGTH – 261.6 cm (103 in) on field carriage

BARREL LENGTH – 61 cm (24 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6-Groove, right-hand, concentric, 1 turn in 183 cm (1 turn in 72 in)

LOAD – Lead conical ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 13.51 mm (0.532 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 26.83 g (414 gr)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 267 m/s (875 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 954 j (704 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 257.6 kg (568 lb)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 259.3 (571 lb 11 oz)

TYPE OF MOUNT – Non-removable 2-Wheeled carriage

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Post, Rear sight – Aperture peep, adjustable for elevation

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 1,189 m (1,300 yards)

OPERATION – Manual

TYPE OF FIRE – Volley fire

RATE OF FIRE – Seven volleys, 175 rpm with 3-man crew

FEED DEVICE – 25 round perforated strip

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.40 kg (14.1 oz) Empty feed strip

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.66 kg (3 lb 10.6 oz) Feed strip with 25 rounds

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Ninety-six 25-round clips (2,400 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 159 kg (350 lb 8 oz) in 210.5 kg (464 lb) Cassion – Total weight loaded 369.5 kg (814 lb)

MANUFACTURER – Billinghurst & Requa, Rochester, New York, also Parmenter & Bramwell, Troy, New York

STATUS – Antique

SERVICE – Limited service with Union forces, some commercial sales

     Barrels were made by Remington of Illion, NY