Image Lot Price Description




2101
$690.00

CUSTOM MADE IRON & STEEL 8-GAUGE BREECHLOADING SALUTE GUN.

This late 19th century or early 20th century gun is well made and functional. It has a rotating locking breech and is fired by pulling spring-loaded firing pin back several inches, but a locking device for firing pin which screws into bottom of cascabel is missing. PROVENANCE: Springfield Arsenal, LLC Artillery Collection. CONDITION: Model is about 20″ l overall x 8″ w, cannon is just over 14″ l including cascabel, and weighs 36 lbs. Cannon is very good overall. Polished steel bbl is stained and patinaed, cast iron carriage and trail have black remnants of paint & patina, all-metal wheels are sound & solid. 4-54139 (800-1,200) – Lot 2101


Auction: Firearms - March 2015
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