C garage sale find.. this 30 lbs cannon with markings. See photos any information would be greatly appreciated

[paul78]

 

[pepperj]

Oh yeas..... you hit a home run !
Well done on the score and a half.

Neat little bastard... perhaps some of the other cannon guy can shed a date range on this.

I say PRE QV.... (Queen Victoria's Reign)

Looks like there is something under the worn part.

 

[BAW]

As AlabamaRelic points out, your cannon appears to have been sleeved. This most likely indicates that the cast iron was poured around a tubular steel liner, which is a sign of 20th century manufacture. Another thing to look for is the method used to finish the rough casting. Original cannon would have been smoothed with a file; a modern reproduction may have marks showing the use of a grinder.

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

To me if you look at post #11 & picture #4 it looks like the cannon was overloaded & the cannon blew the bottom out.

Then to me it looks like somebody sleeved the bore/barrel & then welded up the blown out spot in the cannon to repair/save the cannon.

Any way it is still cool & a awesome find.

 

[ARC]

Yes... real cannon.
Old... maybe not.
A real cannon VS Garden ornament .... wellll.... you know. heh

 

[Chilli]

Great pick up.

 

[dognose]

pretty cool find either way.

 

[Trezurehunter]

What a great garage sale find ! That thing is unreal.

 

[Bucket Lister]

Any chance it's a large carbide cannon?

 

[Gare]

AMAZING find CONGRATS

 

[paul78]

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I was able to find the crest crown marking on another piece ? Do we think this could be from the same era ?

 

[Digger RJ]

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I’d take it!!! 😁

 

[Tesorodeoro]

As AlabamaRelic points out, your cannon appears to have been sleeved. This most likely indicates that the cast iron was poured around a tubular steel liner, which is a sign of 20th century manufacture. Another thing to look for is the method used to finish the rough casting. Original cannon would have been smoothed with a file; a modern reproduction may have marks showing the use of a grinder.

Definitely appears to have been ground on with a power grinder? Weird to see the fine parallel groove marks, then the heavy course above it in the first photo.

Shouldn’t there be a proof stamp somewhere if it was military? Doesn’t appear to have been able to handle a proof load.

Cool find.

 

[Smithbrown]

Modern-ish garden ornament. Not military, definitely not a carronade. It's double pointed arrow, not a broad arrow. the proportions are all wrong to be a real gun- It would taper from breech to muzzle, not bulge in middle round the trunnions.

 

[Gare]

I'm jealous. All I ever find at garage sales are dusty books and old clothes. A cannon?? Nice!

Some times Old Dusty books can be a reward

 

[Gare]

Ok I am being JEALOUS NOW How much are they asking for it ?