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THBTROPHY FROM THE 1815 CAPTURE OF USS PRESIDENT: A BRONZE 1-POUNDER SWIVEL GUN OR ‘PERRIER’ Although carried on most ships, the smal...
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LiveOct 19, 2019
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TROPHY FROM THE 1815 CAPTURE OF USS PRESIDENT: A BRONZE 1-POUNDER SWIVEL GUN OR 'PERRIER' Although carried on most ships, the small-bore cannon mounted in swivel or yoke mounts (hence the term swivel gun) are often unlisted in surviving ship armament records as they were supplemental to the main broadside or carriage-mounted cannon. Relatively mobile, they could be moved from ship to boat for landing parties or cutting-out expeditions. Aboard ship, they were usually mounted on the forecastle- or quarterdeck of the ship to sweep boarders and in the "fighting tops" (the platform at the doubling of the upper and lower masts), where they were used to clear the tops of opposing ships and to fire on the decks below. There was little uniformity of design in these guns among the various nations during the 18th century. However, in 1786 the French introduced a standardized pattern of swivel gun or perrier made of bronze that fired a solid iron shot of 1-pound weight (French measure, which was slightly heavier than the English pound) or grapeshot. It was essentially a half-scale version of the French 6-pounder gun and was mounted on an iron swivel mount, with a pointing arm or "monkey tail" of iron mounted to the knob or cascabel behind. When the USS Constellation captured the Insurgente in 1799 during the Quasi-War with France, eight of these bronze swivels were aboard and were so admired by Commodore Truxtun that he took them with him when he left for a different command. Additional cannons of this pattern were acquired during the capture of other French ships in the West Indies during the conflict, and others may have been purchased for Navy use from various European arms factors during the Napoleonic era. This particular gun composed part of the President's armament when she was taken by the Endymion in 1815. The President was brought as a prize first to Bermuda, then to Halifax, Nova Scotia for more repairs before sailing to England, where she was later commissioned as HMS President. This swivel gun was kept as a trophy piece by the Halifax Dockyard command and in 1900, the Canadian Department of National Defence or DND, donated it to the Niagara Historical Society at Niagara-on-the-Lakes, Ontario. The cannon, still on its original, American swivel mount of forged-iron, was displayed outside of the museum until 1939, when it taken inside for fear that it might fall victim to a patriotic war drive for valuable metals and melted down. In 1976, museum management determined that the President's swivel gun did not fit within the scope of its collections, having nothing to do with regional or Great Lakes history and it was deaccessioned and traded to an antiques dealer. The gun was subsequently sold to an American collector, in whose collection it has remained until consigned to this sale. The cannon conveys with the original deaccession and trade document prepared by the Niagara Historical Society, signed and dated 30 November 1976. Length: 40 1/2 in. Bore diameter: 2 1/16 in. Trunnion diameter: 2 in. Markings: ' P/170' on right- and '352' on left- trunnion faces.All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
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