50 inch cannon for ID

[BartGibraltar]

Can anyone ID this 50 inch (about 127 cm) old cannon found in Gibraltar so most probably British or Spanish.

 

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[Smithbrown]

It's in very poor condition and we would need to see details of the cascable and breech- that's at the back of the cannon. Looks like late 17th early 18th century. Probably English. Again you need to look for marks- face of the trunnions and in front of the touch hole, but realistically, given the state of this piece, you probably won't find anything.

 

[gunsil]

Hard to tell how low the trunions are mounted. If they are centered on the barrel it is likely a later cannon, early to mid 1800s.

 

[coinman123]

Nice find, did you find that? Not sure on ID, except that it looks like it is probably 1700's or older.

 

[ARC]

Need a few more pictures.
Some decent shots of breech end (rear).

 

[stefen]

Since the cannon is located in a Park, try reading the brochures or ask a Docent.