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Description: | Incomplete and slightly damaged "toy" cannon of probable eighteenth or nineteenth century date. Length 64mm. The toy is described as if it were a functioning cannon. The record is based on a format devised by Frank Basford (cf. IOW-8B08B7):The cascable or cascabel which includes the button is 11mm in length and the button has a maximum diameter of 8mm. There is no base ring and the vent field is 19mm in length with a maximum diameter of 15mm. The vent, sometimes referred to as the "touch-hole", is counter-sunk and is 3.0mm in diameter. The vent field tapers in diameter from being 15mm at the cascabel end to 13mm where it joins the first reinforce which is integral with the trunnions. The trunnions are each about 7mm in length and are circular in cross-section, 3mm in diameter. At the end of each trunnion are circumferential grooves that are barely visible. Beyond this reinforce with the integral trunnions is a second and third reinforce. Beyond the third reinforce is a chase which tapers from the third reinforce where it is 8mm in diameter to the muzzle where it is 6mm in diameter. The cannon is in excellent condition and has an even mid-green patina. Miniature cannon such as this one may not have been toys for children but may have been used by adults.The terminology used in this description has been taken from Blackmore, H. L. 1976. 216. Blackmore, H. L. 1976. The Armouries of the Tower of London. Vol. 1, Ordnance, 216. London: HMSO.
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