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A Rare Russian Bronze Model Licorn Cannon Of 1805 Pattern
Early 19th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Rare Russian Bronze Model Licorn Cannon Of 1805 Pattern
Early 19th Century

Cast in five stages with raised mouldings and bell-shaped muzzle, slightly conical first reinforce, compressed circular base-ring with touch-hole lined in iron, prominent cascabel threaded for elevation and with integral restraining ring beneath, and plain trunnions, the right one incised 'cpy' in cyrillic above '12.½': on later stepped figured wooden carriage of naval type
38.5 cm. barrel, 2.8 cm. bore

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Provenance
Hampton P. Howell Jr. Collection, New Jersey, USA
John Morris Collection, Virginia, USA

The Licorn, a type of Russian howitzer with a conical breech, was designed by M.W. Danilov and S.A. Martynov in 1757. The unique design of the Licorn allowed it to be fired horizontally or in an elevated position, in effect replacing conventional howitzers and in part replacing mortars. This distinctive form of gun was named Licorn as the first examples had licorn (unicorn) lifting-handles. In 1805 there were three types of Licorn in Russian military service, a heavy ½ pood gun and two of ¼ pood weight for field and horse artillery use

For a ¼ pood example of the type cast at Boryansk and almost certainly captured at Sevastopol, see Christie's London, The Raglan Collection..., 22 May 2014, lot 139

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A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
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