Image Lot Price Description

1666
$1,150.00

SCALE MINIATURE OF AN 18TH/19TH CENTURY NAVAL CANNON ON CARRIAGE. Tiny wonderful working model of an old Naval cannon with 7″ steel bbl including cascable. It is about 15/16″ diameter at muzzle and 1-1/8″ diameter at the rear end with decorative turnings and flared muzzle. It has a 3/8″ bore with 5/16″ trunnions mounted on a brass bound mahogany carriage with brass bound wooden wheels and whale bone washers. It has brass staples & rings at the rear and front edges and is accompanied by a decorative whale bone tipped ramrod with an elaborate scale miniature whale bone wedge. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Has been fired but retains virtually all of its orig antiqued finish to both metal & wood. One whale bone wheel wedge is missing. 4-31668 JR430 (2,500-4,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008
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