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A British iron carronade swivel gun with attribution to the Revolutionary Warex-A.E. Brooks's and U.S. Cartridge Company collections -Select US Arms Type-
10 June 2013, 10:00 PDT
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A British iron carronade swivel gun with attribution to the Revolutionary War
ex-A.E. Brooks's and U.S. Cartridge Company collections
ex-A.E. Brooks's and U.S. Cartridge Company collections
The 28 inch black-painted tube with 1 3/4 inch bore, cupped muzzle, iron trunnion swivel and looped cascabel, the top molded with a crown in front of the touch hole. Together a baluster-form walnut base with metal label marked 2228.
Condition: Metal showing areas of pitting. Stand with scattered marks.
See Illustration
Condition: Metal showing areas of pitting. Stand with scattered marks.
See Illustration
Footnotes
Note: Illustrated on the same carriage as Item 2228 in the illustrated catalog of "A.E. Brooks's Collection of Antique Guns, Pistols, Etc...", published 1899 and as Exhibit J in the "Illustrated Catalogue of United States Cartridge Company's Collection of Firearms", circa 1911, where it is captioned: "Revolutionary Swivel Iron Cannon, length 28 inches, bore 1 3/4 inches; Has the English crown on it. Taken off one of the war-vessals in the British fleet at Charleston, S.C. during the Revolutionary War.




