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Batttery Gunnison, built in 1904 as part of Fort Hancock's Endicott period defenses. The battery's two guns were originally mounted on counterweight carriages. These so-called "disappearing" guns recoiled back to their loading position behind the protective concrete wall each time they fired their 6-inch caliber shells.
During World War II, the army raised Battery Gunnison's gun platforms and mounted two barbette guns here. These guns were also 6-inch diameter, but could rapid-fire 108lb armored piercing projectiles more than 10 miles in any direction. The Battery Gunnison's Barbettes are the only guns at Fort Handcock not scrapped after World War II.
During World War II, the army raised Battery Gunnison's gun platforms and mounted two barbette guns here. These guns were also 6-inch diameter, but could rapid-fire 108lb armored piercing projectiles more than 10 miles in any direction. The Battery Gunnison's Barbettes are the only guns at Fort Handcock not scrapped after World War II.
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