SUPERB PROTOTYPE BREECH LOADING ENGLISH ARSENAL MODEL.

SN NSN. This very well built 12″ steel bbl with steel and brass hinged breech has working elevation and pneumatic recoil cylinder. Carriage is all brass with cast iron wheels and axle covers and can quite possibly be a British arsenal model though there are no discernible markings. Slender tube has a flared muzzle and bore measures about .35″ at muzzle. This early breech loading model still required a friction primer for ignition and is a variant not seen before of early bag guns. PROVENANCE: Springfield Arsenal, LLC Artillery Collection. CONDITION: Overall very good. Bbl has scattered rust and pitting. Bore and vent are clear. Brass carriage has good patina. Only marking discernible is an arrow engraved into bottom of brass support for trunnions. Axle cover and wheels have good green paint with about a 1/2″ chip in casting of inner hub of left wheel. Mechanically breech and elevation are functional. Model measures 17″ overall and about 8-1/2″ hub to hub. 4-54119 JS287 (3,000-4,000) – Lot 1463

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
	1463	$4,720.00	Revised: 9/18/2014 Please note: This cannon has a fine, fully-operable interrupted thread breech. SUPERB PROTOTYPE BREECH LOADING ENGLISH ARSENAL MODEL. SN NSN. This very well built 12″ steel bbl with steel and brass hinged breech has working elevation and pneumatic recoil cylinder. Carriage is all brass with cast iron wheels and axle covers and can quite possibly be a British arsenal model though there are no discernible markings. Slender tube has a flared muzzle and bore measures about .35″ at muzzle. This early breech loading model still required a friction primer for ignition and is a variant not seen before of early bag guns. PROVENANCE: Springfield Arsenal, LLC Artillery Collection. CONDITION: Overall very good. Bbl has scattered rust and pitting. Bore and vent are clear. Brass carriage has good patina. Only marking discernible is an arrow engraved into bottom of brass support for trunnions. Axle cover and wheels have good green paint with about a 1/2″ chip in casting of inner hub of left wheel. Mechanically breech and elevation are functional. Model measures 17″ overall and about 8-1/2″ hub to hub. 4-54119 JS287 (3,000-4,000) – Lot 1463 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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SUPERB PROTOTYPE BREECH LOADING ENGLISH ARSENAL MODEL.