Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This is a really choice item, a cannon barrel with a beautiful deep bronze patina is classic English early 18th century production, perhaps 1740. It has a 2" bore meaning it fired a one pound cannon ball, (One pound Cannon are referred to as "FALCONETS"), the barrel measures 33 1/2" overall and is 7 5/8" wide at the trunnions and is of classic proportions. This was most certainly earlier have been mounted as a swivel gun or on a wooden ship's mount.
This and larger models were continually displayed in British Fortresses, including the Tower of London, during their working life while they guarded the Empire. In winter, however, with bad weather and snow the wooden combat carriages were taken inside the Arsenal and the Cannon remounted on what is known as a Winter Carriage.
This Winter Carriage, made of cast iron, is fitted with 36" steel spoke wheels with the two cast iron trails that are made with copious decorations and is signed along both sides:
"FAWCETT PRESTON & CO. LIVERPOOL 1845"
The rear cross rung connecting both left and right trails has been detached at some stage but has now been reinstalled using steel pins to the correct position (our photographs show it detached, however it has been repaired). One Cap Lock Cover is absent. The Carriage even retains its original complete elevating system that was bolted to the rear of the cannon for use. The connecting bolt is absent and the head of the steel "Y" Connector is slightly pinched which needs to be reopened to accept the entire cannon flange.
Offered totally untouched and unrestored by us this early 18th century beautiful bronze 1lb cannon complete with an original Victorian Winter Carriage no doubt stood guard at the Tower of London in Victorian times or other Military installation as similar examples still do today.
LTL Freight is included in the purchase price for locations inside the contiguous 48 states.
- This product is available for international shipping.
- IMA considers all of our antique guns as non-firing, inoperable and/or inert. Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns made prior to 1899. This law exempts antique firearms from any form of gun control or special engineering because they are not legally considered firearms. No FFL, C&R or any license is required to posses, transport, sell or trade Antique guns. All rifles and muskets sold by IMA that were manufactured prior to 1899 are considered Antiques by the US BATF (United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms). Therefore, all of IMA's Antique guns may be shipped to all US States and most nations around the world.
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Pre-1899 Manufacture, no licenses required, allowed to ship to almost any deliverable address across the globe.
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