Guns of the Indiana War Memorial (PHOTOS)

By Chris Eger

The Indiana World War Memorial, modeled after the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, was built after World War I with General John “Blackjack” Pershing setting the cornerstone in 1927. (Photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
While in Indianapolis for the 148th National Rifle Association’s Annual Meeting, Guns.com had to make sure to visit the nearby Indiana War Memorial.
Located inside 25 acres of monuments, sculptures and statues downtown, the state-owned Memorial and museum honor the deeds and accomplishments of Indiana veterans in warfare going back to the Colonial-era.
Revolutionary War weapons such as British Brown Bess and French 1777 Charleville muskets along with Pennsylvania rifles pop up early in the self-guided tour, which is laid out chronologically.
Followed by the guns of the War of 1812 such as the 1795 Springfield and 1801 Harper’s Ferry rifle.
Besides the 30,000 sq. ft. military museum, the IWM has numerous war flags carried by state volunteer regiments in the Civil War, such as this one of the 19th Indiana, part of the renowned “Iron Brigade of the West” that fought at Antietam, the Wilderness, and Gettysburg, among others.
Captured German Great War-era weapons include a Kar88, M71 Jaeger rifle, Z Rifle, and Steyr M95, as well as rare pioneer-style, saw back bayonets.
And a German

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