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THB18th C. Western European Wood & Iron Naval Rail Cannon
Lot 36
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Western Europe, probably Spanish or French, Colonial Period, ca. 18th century CE. A hand-built rail cannon or rail gun with a forged-iron barrel and a lengthy wooden swivel handle. The butt end of the cannon is affixed to the carved-out section of the swivel handle via a laterally inserted pin in a protruding tenon, and beneath the barrel is a curved pivot arm with a lower spike meant to keep the cannon from ejecting itself from its boat rail housing when fired. The back of the wooden handle is further reinforced with a riveted iron ring that gave the cannoneer a better grip when aiming the weapon. Rail cannons like this example were used on smaller keelboats or pirogue vessels as a method of close-quarters naval combat. A lovely example of aquatic armaments from the colonial era! Size: 30.5" L x 3.75" W x 7.75" H (77.5 cm x 9.5 cm x 19.7 cm); 9.125" H (23.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection, collected in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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#164832A few stable fissures to wooden handle particularly along back handle, with minor pitting, abrasions, and encrustations to barrel and other iron components, otherwise intact and excellent. Great patina to wood and iron throughout. Cannon has not been tested for firing functionality.Condition
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