CODE – 04-132-1875

NAME – Lowell Battery Gun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1875

CALIBER – 11.58×53.1mmR (.45-70)

OVERALL LENGTH – 139.7 cm (55 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 81.3 cm (32 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 5 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 55.9 cm (1 turn in 22 in)

LOAD – Round nosed lead

BULLET DIAMETER – 11.58 mm (0.456 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 32.40 g (500 gr)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 418 m/s (1371 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 2830 j (2087 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 86.6 kg (191 lb)

WEIGHT (MOUNTED & LOADED) – 131.2 kg (289 lb 4 oz) with 30 rounds

TYPE OF MOUNT – Tripod

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 43.1 kg (95 lb)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – V-notch, adjustable for range

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 1,097 m (1,200 yards)

OPERATION – Manual

TYPE OF FIRE – Automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 300 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 30 round integral feeder strip

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.45 kg (3 lb 3.2 oz) 30 rounds

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two cases (2,000 rounds) in 20 round boxes

LOAD WEIGHT – 44 kg (97 lb) – 2,000 rounds, 111.6 kg (246 lb), Two – 1,000 round wooden cases with ammunition)

MANUFACTURER – Ames Mfg. Co., Chicopee, Massachusetts, Lowell Manufacturing Co., Lowell, Massachusetts

STATUS – Antique

SERVICE – Limited use by US Navy, Sales to Russia (20), Sales to California Prison System (3), and Cincinnati Police Force (1)