Original Late 18th - Early 19th Century Iron Boat Cannon on Naval Mount with 1 Inch Bore c. 1800 colts thus giving the loader plenty

thus giving the loader plenty of time

Reverseide reads: Amorces Cannelees Fendues 100 G

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One piece of the brass inlay missing from fore end

Original Late 18th - Early 19th Century Iron Boat Cannon on Naval Mount with 1 Inch Bore c. 1800 colts thus giving the loader plentyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Probably later used as a signal cannon, this started life around 1800 as a BOAT CANNON. Mounted in the bow of a rowing boat it fired straight ahead a solid iron ball of ONE INCH across. Of heavy construction this was a serious weapon that could be taken ashore, its wood Naval carriage mounted on four iron truck wheels allowed it to be dragged overland perhaps to blast the wood gates of some New England Fort. The