12-Inch Model of 1896 MIII Mortar Carriages Instruction Manual
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Add an important piece of early U.S. coast artillery documentation to your collection with this reproduction of the Model of 1896 MIII Mortar Carriages Instruction Manual. This manual reproduces the type of technical publication originally issued for one of the U.S. Army’s fixed seacoast mortar carriage systems, making it a useful reference for collectors, historians, restorers, and museums focused on American harbor-defense artillery.
As a reproduction, this manual offers the historical content and display value of the original without the cost, fragility, and handling concerns that come with scarce period paperwork. It is an excellent companion for coast artillery displays, fortification collections, ordnance libraries, and research archives.
The Model of 1896 MIII Mortar Carriage
The Model of 1896 MIII mortar carriage belongs to the era of major U.S. seacoast-defense modernization in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. During this period, the U.S. Army was building permanent harbor-defense batteries equipped with heavy guns and mortars intended to protect strategic ports, channels, and coastal approaches.
Coast-defense mortars were a distinctive part of that system. Unlike long-range seacoast rifles that engaged targets on flatter trajectories, these mortars were intended for high-angle fire, allowing heavy shells to descend onto the relatively thinner deck armor of hostile warships. In practical terms, that made the mortar carriage and its associated equipment an important part of the broader Endicott-era coast-defense network.
The Model of 1896 MIII reflects that specialized role. It represents the type of permanent mortar mounting used in fixed coastal fortifications, where careful construction, precise mechanical arrangement, and formal operating procedures were all essential to effective service use.
About This Reproduction Manual
This listing is for a reproduction manual, not an original government-issued copy. That makes it especially useful for:
- U.S. coast artillery collections
- harbor-defense and fortification displays
- museum exhibits on American seacoast mortars
- ordnance and artillery reference libraries
- collectors of military manuals, technical books, and historic paperwork
Because it is a reproduction, it can be handled, displayed, and studied much more freely than an original period manual.
Why This Manual Matters
Large mortar tubes, carriage parts, and fortification hardware tell only part of the story. Manuals like this explain how the equipment was actually intended to be mounted, operated, maintained, and understood by the personnel who used it. For collectors and museums, that makes a manual an important companion piece rather than just an accessory.
A reproduction of the Model of 1896 MIII Mortar Carriages Instruction Manual adds historical context to any coast artillery display and helps document the technical side of early U.S. mortar batteries. It is especially useful for anyone building a collection around fixed harbor-defense systems, Endicott-period fortifications, or pre-World War I American artillery.
Ideal For
This reproduction manual is a strong fit for:
- U.S. coast artillery collections
- coast-defense mortar and carriage displays
- fort and harbor-defense museum exhibits
- military manual and paper collections
- research libraries focused on American ordnance history
Approx length 9", Approx width 6", Approx height .1", Approx weight .2lbs.
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