BlackPowderKeg
32 Cal
consider getting this canon but not sure if it's something original or made up item, all opinions welcome
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Looks to me like someone had a likening for cannons and used their skill and imagination in making this cannon.
But the cannon displays a very rough life, it sure could use a good new home, Good Luck
But the cannon displays a very rough life, it sure could use a good new home, Good Luck
Looks similar to a 6-pound Naval gun, but honestly never saw one without the carriage.
HEX NUTS SAY NOT OLD.
LECook
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I'd say you found a good size toy cannon. The side pieces are cast iron as were the broken wheels. You could probably find a pair of wheels that would match the style of the carriage.
With the press fit or possibly cast on trunnion band, the barrel could be steel rather than cast iron. Otherwise it would have been cast as a whole, trunnions and all.
It probably dates to the latter part of 19th century. Hex nuts and bolts have been around since the early 19th century so that puts it made sometime in the last 200 years.
Nice find. What is the bore diameter?
With the press fit or possibly cast on trunnion band, the barrel could be steel rather than cast iron. Otherwise it would have been cast as a whole, trunnions and all.
It probably dates to the latter part of 19th century. Hex nuts and bolts have been around since the early 19th century so that puts it made sometime in the last 200 years.
Nice find. What is the bore diameter?
