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Offline cannonmn

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Purpose of small iron gunade?
« on: June 05, 2009, 09:25:43 AM »
Barrel length overall 15 in.
Bore:  1.25 in.
Total Wt. 28 lbs. incl awful pine carriage
Marks:  None

This little gunade is one of a pair.  The interesting thing to me is that there's what appears to be seawater corrosion on it, meaning it may have been on a ship.

So was this a salute gun, or could it have been used as a swivel to satisfy insurance requirements?

I'm fairly sure it isn't naval, as in something carried aboard a warship.











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Re: Purpose of small iron gunade?
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2009, 10:16:32 AM »
Signal gun?
Norm Gibson, 1st SC Vol., ACWSA