Not sure how it could be a replica as I found it very far from shore on a shipwreck with many artifacts including very very large cannons. I was thinking maybe a signal gun? It had a lot of coral on the surface that was cleaned off. From all the cannons that I have seen, it seems to be very well made, perhaps the pictures are crude. Not sure about the stamped date but I know cannons were repurposed many times and just because it was found on this site, doesn't necessarily mean it was originally from this ship. Really just wanted info on the insignia. Thanks for your reply though.
The touch hole is about 1/8" in diameter. The cannon isn't very big so maybe that hole looks big in the picture. Not sure what you mean by "reamed". I have no idea how the numbers were stamped and they don't look like they would have come from the time it was originally casted.
It was a copper clad ship. Very large sheets of copper everywhere so I am unable to use my detector around the site. I posted some pics of some other items on "what is this" section of the forum. I don't think that it would be an accurate assumption that the ship is in the same era as the cannon. I could very well be, but it could have been from a much earlier era and just been recycled. I was thinking someone would recognize that crown looking insignia with the cross on top of it or tell me where to search for it.
I maybe presumptuous, but you're pretty bold posting on an open forum that you have in your possession a cannon from a shipwreck with "many artifacts". If it was me, I'd be worried that I could get a visit from the ghosts of government past, present and future...
Was asking info for a "friend".
I hear you. I have several friends who have lost all their guns in boating accidents. Water be tricky.
