SARA group status/progress

[cannonmn]

SARA (Spanish Artillery Research Associates), a Yahoo group, now has about 20 members and counting.  The site has now logged over 100 messages, uploaded 18 files, and is planning field trips.  We've already accomplished a few things, such as providing a positive identification of the type of field cannon used at some of the California presidios.   Our current "hot topic" of discussion is 18th C. Spanish Cannon foundries in Mexico-where were they? We continue to welcome new members.  If you have an interest in this area, please sign up, membership is still free of charge.  Visit our homepage at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spanishartillery/

[KABAR2]

It's a good site, I have been a member for some time though with all that has been going on

I have had little time to contribute, There is possibly one Spanish gun down in my area when I have

a little time I will get over there and confirm this and get as much info as possible.



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[cannonmn]

Thanks Allen, I have a rough "master list" of Spanish cannons people have reported, with marks, type etc.  If you felt like giving me a little more on location I could check to see if it is listed yet.

[KABAR2]

It's at a museum in Portsmouth, I saw it in passing at about 30 miles an hour....

It is an 18th C. bronze gun, I may be wrong it could be French I'll know more when I can stop by.

It is at The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard museum

http://www.portsnavalmuseums.com/about_naval.html






 

[cannonmn]

It is at The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard museum

The gun on my list that seems to match is listed as a Spanish bronze 18 pdr. gun named VITZILIPULTI, has cipher of Carlos IV on breech, Bronzes Refundidos on left trunnion, basering reads:  "No. 5510 SEVILLA.18.DE.ABRIL.DE.1801"

Next time you go by you might want to check it, since I'm pretty sure the Spanish gun I saw there long ago had a Carlos III cipher.

[KABAR2]

Will do, I'll get some photo's also.