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Offline cannonmn

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One-Pounder English Yacht Cannon
« on: March 17, 2013, 03:30:51 PM »
The bronze barrel is 35 in. o/a.  Bore and trunnions are 2-inch diameter.  Engravng on basering seems to read;  "C.H. Gilks, Tower-Hill, London."  The carriage seems to be orginal to the piece.  From info on the few other Gilks cannon I could locate, Gilks made such cannons with an elevating device, perhaps a quoin, but this original carriage is missing that if it had one.  The piece looks 18th C., but just a bit of research on the company shows that it operated from about 1860-1875 and perhaps later.  The first reinforce is large in diameter compared to the second. 
 
Sorry for the less-than-crystal-clear photos, had to use a phone camera.





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Re: One-Pounder English Yacht Cannon
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2013, 07:23:11 PM »
Nice piece, pics are fine...
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Re: One-Pounder English Yacht Cannon
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2013, 07:42:16 PM »
Really cool.
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Re: One-Pounder English Yacht Cannon
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2013, 10:33:36 PM »
Very nice looking piece! Thanks for showing it!
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