Photo Album
| Painting inverted 24 pounder British carronade. About 3/4 ton. The short heavy weapons were in vogue in 1812, and excelled in close combat. | ||
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Hotchkiss two-pounder breechloading mountain gun. These were disassembled into five pieces, which were carried by three mules. |
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US 12 pounder gun tube, made 1853, weighs 1765 lbs. |
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View of bronze oriental cannon ca. 1870 showing deep rifling then in use to fire "studded shells." |
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Top view of same, showing larger caliber "studded shell" shows principle. Enigmatic characters atop gun tube. |
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Detail of breech of yacht cannon by H. Brown of New Haven, CT. |
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11-ft. gun after paint. No room in yard for its carriage. |
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The registry number of gun on left. Important in tracing its provenance. |
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Bell by Pieter Seest, Amsterdam, 1769. Seest cast many cannons as well. |
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