US NAVY 500 POUND BREECH LOADING CANNON SERIAL NUMBER 8 ON ORIGINAL CARRIAGE, USS BROOKLYN.

SN 8. This beautiful 3” rifle of the 500 pound class is a very rare survivor with few specimens known. This example is well marked “3”/RIFLE/500LBS/NO.8/anchor proof” on top of tube between trunnions. Breech is marked “ORD.DEP.U.S.N.Y. WASHINGTON”. Right trunnion is marked “463 LBS/1881” Left trunnion is marked “P/HLH”. Brass elevation screw on carriage is U.S.N.Y. inspected and dated 1878. Right brass hub is also “U.S.N.Y.” and inspector marked. This gun is listed by SN as being deployed on the USS Brooklyn. This is a great example of an early breech loading Navy gun that took the place of the classic Dahlgren Boat Howitzers which could not provide the fire power of these breech-loading bag guns. PROVENANCE: Springfield Arsenal, LLC Artillery Collection. CONDITION: Bbl has good iron patina and is fairly smooth under black paint though missing breech block. Trunnions are pitted as is left rimbase. Rifling is crisp with pitting. Markings are all fairly crisp and discernible. Markings on brass carriage components are mostly discernible though light from heavy polishing. 4-54100 JS294 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 1403

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1403	$23,000.00	US NAVY 500 POUND BREECH LOADING CANNON SERIAL NUMBER 8 ON ORIGINAL CARRIAGE, USS BROOKLYN. SN 8. This beautiful 3” rifle of the 500 pound class is a very rare survivor with few specimens known. This example is well marked “3”/RIFLE/500LBS/NO.8/anchor proof” on top of tube between trunnions. Breech is marked “ORD.DEP.U.S.N.Y. WASHINGTON”. Right trunnion is marked “463 LBS/1881” Left trunnion is marked “P/HLH”. Brass elevation screw on carriage is U.S.N.Y. inspected and dated 1878. Right brass hub is also “U.S.N.Y.” and inspector marked. This gun is listed by SN as being deployed on the USS Brooklyn. This is a great example of an early breech loading Navy gun that took the place of the classic Dahlgren Boat Howitzers which could not provide the fire power of these breech-loading bag guns. PROVENANCE: Springfield Arsenal, LLC Artillery Collection. CONDITION: Bbl has good iron patina and is fairly smooth under black paint though missing breech block. Trunnions are pitted as is left rimbase. Rifling is crisp with pitting. Markings are all fairly crisp and discernible. Markings on brass carriage components are mostly discernible though light from heavy polishing. 4-54100 JS294 (15,000-20,000) – Lot 1403 Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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US NAVY 500 POUND BREECH LOADING CANNON SERIAL NUMBER 8 ON ORIGINAL CARRIAGE, USS BROOKLYN.