PirateKing Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 Anyone have any thoughts on the markings of either cannon below? First cannon: http://thepirateking...marks-close.jpg Second cannon: http://thepirateking...marks-close.jpg Thanks, TPK http://www.ThePirateKing.com Over 180 online biographies of Pirates, Privateers, Explorers, & Buccaneers, along with loads of historical information on Sailing, Shipwrecks & Nautical Archaeology
Fox Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 Is the second one a breech-loader? Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk
PirateKing Posted January 3, 2012 Author Posted January 3, 2012 Hi Foxe, Actually, both are bronze breech-loading cannon Thanks, Rob http://www.ThePirateKing.com Over 180 online biographies of Pirates, Privateers, Explorers, & Buccaneers, along with loads of historical information on Sailing, Shipwrecks & Nautical Archaeology
PoD Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 The shield on it looks very much like the one on this old 17th century Dutch Cannon (the N B could stand for Nederlands bronzen): A very scarce 17th century Dutch 2 pounder antique Breech-Loading Swivel Cannon, with Amsterdam Townmark. (Later powder-chamber). On the barrel is incised the weight from 162 Old Amsterdam Pounds (80 kilo).The caliber is 6.5 cm and the length 92 cm. On the base a circulair hole for a tiller. Een 17e eeuws Nederlands bronzen achterlaadkanon mer stadskeur van Amsterdam ...and then I discovered the wine...
PirateKing Posted January 4, 2012 Author Posted January 4, 2012 Hi POD, Not a bad guess. I'll look into that angle a little and see where it leads. Any thoughts from anyone as to the markings on the second one? http://www.ThePirateKing.com Over 180 online biographies of Pirates, Privateers, Explorers, & Buccaneers, along with loads of historical information on Sailing, Shipwrecks & Nautical Archaeology
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