Brooke rifle
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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.
A 7-inch (178 mm) single-banded Brooke rifle captured aboard CSS Atlanta
Drawing of a single-banded Brooke for the CSS Texas
A 8-inch (203 mm) double-banded Brooke rifle
Brooke rifle S96 from Fort Sidney Johnston on display in Jackson, Alabama.
Parrott rifle
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The Parrott rifle was a type of muzzle-loading rifled artillery weapon used extensively in the American Civil War.
A 200-pounder Parrott rifle on Morris Island, South Carolina, 1865
The Swamp Angel
A replica 10-pound Army Parrott rifle
Parrott gun No. 107 (USS Kanawha), a 3.67-in (20-lb) Naval Parrott