Has Anybody Seen One of These?

[Eddie2002]

I just picked this cannon up at a flea market for $40.00. It's bronze with a overall length of 15 inches, the wheels are 6 inch and the barrel is 9 1/2 overall with a 8 inch long .50 caliber bore. Think I stole it but I paid what he asked for it.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a206/Beeboy01/IMG_2036_zpsdf410c14.jpg (http://s12.photobucket.com/user/Beeboy01/media/IMG_2036_zpsdf410c14.jpg.html)

The trunions are cast with the barrel, not soldered on and the carage and wheels are also bronze. There are no markings on the castings but it looks very well made, not like the cheep imported stuff that is usually found for sale.

I've aleady fired it with a patched round ball over 25 grains 2F powder. Need to use a heavier load to prevent richocets off the pine log backstop.

Going over to a buddy's tomorrow to make some noise.

[CastingFool]

I used to have a black powder cannon, and I used paper towels as wadding. I did use some dirty patches one time, they were oily and packed up pretty tight. the report was definitely louder when I fired it. That is a cool looking cannon, congrats.

[John Allen]

That was a great deal. I would have jumped all over that.

[dondiego]

Good deal! You probably have close to $40 in bronze scrap there.

[seaboltm]

looks like an old signal cannon. I would say that is about right on price. Plenty of them on ebay.

[seaboltm]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Brass-Black-Power-Signal-Cannon-11-/231132550675

[Eddie2002]

Seabolt, that cannon is a accent piece and not safe to fire. The barrel is screwed onto the base, no trunions, and the wall of the barrel is way to thin. Looks like a cheep import from the pictures and description.
Eddie