Need help with Bronze/Brass Cannon identification????

[Jschreiber]

Hello. Received this bronze or brass cannon as a gift. Friend of mine built the carriage. I was curious about the history of the cannon. Want to clean, buff and shine it like new but don't wanna destroy the value if it worth something.:-)

 

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[sawmill man]

cant help, but want to say you have some cool friends

 

[Mackaydon]

Welcome to Treasure Net !
What did your friend tell you about the history of the gun?
Did he find it or buy it?
What is its total length?
Don.......

 

[cw0909]

really cool gift,are there markings on the trunnions
https://www.google.com/search?q=can...&bih=450#tbm=isch&q=cannon+trunnions+markings

 

[Jschreiber]

He found it when he was demolishing a house....

 

[Jschreiber]

I will double check the trunnions when I get home and I will post pics if they are there...thanks.

 

[Jschreiber]

Total length is roughly 43-1/4"

 

[Hughie]

Dixie Gun Works used to sell reproduction ordinance and had a good knowledge base of what was used and where. the web site is Dixie Gun Works muzzleloading, blackpowder and rare antique gun supplies.

 

[mcb66]

i wouldn't change or clean a thing until you know more about it. Awesome ! find.

 

[ARC]

Super cool.

What you have here is a bronze swivel gun / cannon...
The carriage was made for this but does not go with it IMO...

When I have a few I will post more.

Markings are WAY cool...

Your cannon / gun is similar to this style...

 

[ARC]

 

[Hughie]

This would have been a Navel gun?

 

[ARC]

This would have been a Navel gun?

That depends...
More info needs to be ascertained.

 

[cw0909]

been trying to fig the markings in the 4th img



didnt see anything here,large file might have missed it
https://www.buei.bm/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Artillery_Inscriptions.pdf

 

[baspinall]

Don't clean it.

 

[ARC]

been trying to fig the markings in the 4th img

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didnt see anything here,large file might have missed it
https://www.buei.bm/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Artillery_Inscriptions.pdf

I have looked at those markings / mark three times... in depth...
For an extended amount of time each time... to the point my eyes and my neck are twisted...
Was about to save and crop the photo...
then you posted that fab crop and rotated one...
I thought...
"better view / pic... which at first glance was great and I would finally figure it out...
But still no luck...
no thought...
its bizarre to say the least...

I saw a mark similar once... in the fact that it made no sense... rhyme or reason.
It too was and is still a mystery...
Although...
I once read an opinion in an article on it...
Which I did not agree with for it was absurd sounding in theory.

Anyway...
This is a very... very... cool item.

 

[cw0909]

to me it looks like....

S @ J 6 K
and the K looks a little messed up if it is a K

how long has the @ symbol been around
maybe there are markings on the trunnions, or maybe bottom of the barrel

 

[ARC]

to me it looks like....

S @ J 6 K
and the K looks a little messed up if it is a K

how long has the @ symbol been around
maybe there are markings on the trunnions, or maybe bottom of the barrel

lol...@ symbol... heh !

That's it !... its an ORIGINAL e-mail addy ! ! :P

 

[ARC]

Believe it or not the symbol is old...
1500's...
Called the “snail” by Italians and the “monkey tail” by the Dutch.

 

[cw0909]

edit they dont look big enough

the Dutch made swivel, ornate in the 1600s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantaka