Oldest firearm found in the U.S.

[bpd303]

Not really a cannon but close. A wall gun (cannon) found in Arizona interesting story.
"The gun is an important artifact, and is no doubt the earliest known surviving firearm in the United States and one of, if not the earliest found in a reliable context in the New World," the researchers wrote.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/oldest-known-firearm-u-unearthed-151851267.html

 

[TobJohn]

Not really a cannon but close. A wall gun (cannon) found in Arizona interesting story.
"The gun is an important artifact, and is no doubt the earliest known surviving firearm in the United States and one of, if not the earliest found in a reliable context in the New World," the researchers wrote.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/oldest-known-firearm-u-unearthed-151851267.html

These are pretty iconic for the early 16th century in Europe, so its really cool to see one used in the New World. They are often called Doppelhaken and have a large range of size and weight.

Illustrated examples from Maximillian's Armory, around 1502
https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667793/

 

[Jerry4History]

Not really a cannon but close. A wall gun (cannon) found in Arizona interesting story.
"The gun is an important artifact, and is no doubt the earliest known surviving firearm in the United States and one of, if not the earliest found in a reliable context in the New World," the researchers wrote.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/oldest-known-firearm-u-unearthed-151851267.html

This is so cool though! Wall guns don't get nearly as much love as they should.

 

[The Miner '49er]

Not really a cannon but close. A wall gun (cannon) found in Arizona interesting story.
"The gun is an important artifact, and is no doubt the earliest known surviving firearm in the United States and one of, if not the earliest found in a reliable context in the New World," the researchers wrote.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/oldest-known-firearm-u-unearthed-151851267.html

A while back there was a full article about this gun in The American Rifleman mag. It showed the archaeologist who found it, etc. Very interesting story covering many years.

 

[bpd303]

full article about this gun

If you remember which month/year the article appeared in, I can look it up. I have every American Rifleman since the 1970s.

 

[The Miner '49er]

If you remember which month/year the article appeared in, I can look it up. I have every American Rifleman since the 1970s.

Sorry, but while I don't recall, I believe it was no more than two years ago, perhaps around just a year ago. The gun was on the cover of the mag (I think).