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Description: | Cast copper alloy toy cannon of probable 18th century date. The gun was probably attached to carriage, which is now missing. The toy is described as if it were a working cannon. The cascable (closed end) has a prominent lobed knop on the end. There is a pronounced base ring. The circular vent, where the cannon was lit, is next to the base ring. The barrel tapers consistantly from the base to the muzzle; it has a reinforcing ring about two fifths of the way along from which project the rectangular trunnions whcih attached it to the carriage. The total width of the cannon across the trunnions is 17.4mm. The chase (remainder of the barrel) continues to taper gradually until just before the muzzle where there is a slight raised ring beyond which it tapers more shaply inwards before widening to a pronounced muzzle astragal. There are several incised rings around the chase. The muzzle is open and circular in cross section. The barrel is 8.4mm in diameter at the widest point (base ring) and the interior of the muzzle is 3.2mm in diameter; it is 50.6mm long. It weighs 8.28 grams.Forsyth and Egan (2005:80-81) discuss toy cannons and suggest those that actually fired were very popular by the end of the 16th century but the majority show features that were developed in 17th - 18th century. This example is most similar to their Type 4 Design 1 (p.82) although without the reinforcing ring by the vent and in this case the trunnions are on one reinforcing ring rather than flanked by two smaller rings. They suggest this type is from the first half of the 18th century or later.
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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