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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy toy cannon of probable eighteenth century date. The cannon is cast in one piece. One end is rounded with a projecting flat ended knop. Just before this end is a small circular "vent" hole through one surface of the cannon. Roughly half way along the length of the barrel is a trunion ring with projecting trunions to either side. From here the circular sectioned barrel continues tapering slightly before flaring out at the end. The cannon is hollow.The metal is a mid greenish-brown colour and is very worn. The cannon is 36.7mm long, 13.7mm wide, 6.7mm thick and weighs 4.4g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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