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Picked up this small cannon and don't know much about it, looks like it was made for a carriage I'm not sure if this is a signal cannon or something else. It's 14.5 inches long and the bore is 37mm. Their are no markings and it's heavy.
Does it have a vent hole (touch hole) perpendicular to the bore.
What is the hole in the back of the cascabel knob? Does it go straight through into the breech end of the bore?
The hole through the cascabel does seem odd. It maybe worthwhile sending an email to John Slough and asking him for his opinion.
Contact details are on this web pagehttps://www.johnsloughoflondon.co.uk/blank-pvj6y
Clean up years of verdigris on the cannon today and was hoping to find some caster marks but their was none. And yes indeed it's made of bronze. I too am wondering if this is maybe a decorative piece, if so somebody went to a lot of time and trouble making it.
I used American black walnut that was given to me by an old friend and has been aged for over 40 years. And the wheels are die cast steel meant for castors that you can find at any good hardware store. The axial wood is oak. A lot of labor went into making the carriage using water activated Gorilla glue and 1/4 inch walnut dowels to hold everything together.
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