Gary Tiemessen, Rock Island Arsenal – Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center artillery repairer, disassembles a 1902 3-inch field gun for restoration at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., Sept. 21. In 1898 experimental work began to manufacture these guns at the arsenal followed by work on the carriage in 1902. This gun, Model 160, completed in 1905, was displayed at the Rock Island Arsenal Museum. (Photo by Debralee Best, RIA-JMTC)

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