Carronade Style Cast Swivel Cannon Barrel Only No Carriage
SOLD FOR: $1,026.00
LSB#: 240808LP001WY
Make: Unknown
Model: British Carronade Style
Country: US Made
Serial Number: NVSN
Year of Manufacture: Modern
Caliber: 2 Inch Bore and 6 Inches wide at the Breech
Action Type: Black Powder Muzzleloader Cannon
Markings: the tube does not show us much but does have a cast “Crown” atop the cannon just aft of the trunnions
Barrel Length: Bore length comes in at 25.75 inches and the full length of the tube is 29 inches
Sights / Optics: There is a “sight line” cast into the top of the tube that can be used for sighting if necessary.
Carriage Configuration & Condition: Carriage is not included.
Type of Finish: Black
Finish Originality: Original
Bore Condition: Bore is cast and not lined. The bore is clean. There is no visible erosion. There is some fowling near the chamber inside . 9.5/10 Bore rating in this writer’s opinion.
Overall Condition: Gun seems to have been well taken care of and not fired much if even at all. The outside of the tube does not show any mounting marks on the trunnions. There are no burn marks on the prick vent. There are average cast marks and slight handling marks but is in excellent shape.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: none
Our Assessment: The Carronade Cannons were used to fire through portholes of a ship and sometimes in forts in close quarters. The Carronade was considered the logical sea cannon. It was easily secured for controlled recoil. The loop also made rapid dock-to-ship transfer of the weapon safer and quicker. The stout Carronade is physically shorter than many of the cannons of its time. This design reflects tight shipboard quarters and allowed fast relocating in the space provided. Trunnions are below center.
I feel as though this tube began as part of a project that just never quite got finished or even started for that matter. If you’ve been looking for a tube to do some reenacting or living history events, this is a heck of a way to start down that trail. With a bit of ingenuity and or a easily ordered kit, from folks like Dixie Gun Works or Hern Iron Works, this monolithic yet manageable masterpiece could be ready to fire. A simple carriage or even a mounted yoke, could transform this tube into a signal cannon for celebrations, a piece of living history or even a swivel style, punt gun for a small water craft. Either way “IT’S A CANNON!” and they are nothing but fun. So bid high and bid firm. I highly encourage you to take a look at the condition in our high quality photos. Good luck on your bid. -K.F.
