Need help identifying a cannon found in a river

[davidsonikjordan]

We found this cannon in a river and we hope to identify it, is it civil war era or napoleonic? Was it in a battle or on a merchant ship, as yet there are no markings but im waiting for the FLO to get in touch so i dont want to clean it too much, any help will be appreciated

 

[robertk]

I don't have the expertise to answer the question, but I gotta say, that's an awesome find! Congrats!

 

[Smithbrown]

18th century 1/2 pounder swivel gun; dates from after 1725, probably later as it has shoulders at the trunnions. There might be marks either on the top of the barrel or on the faces of the trunnions- they are the little arms which are sticking out.

 

[ARC]

Absolute banner find... truly incredible that sucker has not been found until now.
Well done is an understatement.

Stellar... and if i were you i would go back and search the area like a rabid squirrel on a nut hunt.

 

[Whynotnow?]

Freakin awesome! Theres gold coins and whatever all over this site, but this is by far my favorite post that I've seen. Very nice work! Obviously, no need to get too specific, but what part of the country are you in assuming you're in the US?

 

[ToddsPoint]

I’d like to see a pic of the whole thing from side view. That’s an amazing find for sure!

 

[Smithbrown]

It's been over the news here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-66516854

 

[UnderMiner]

Wowzah! Imagine having that as the centerpiece of a collection!

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

Awesome swivel gun! Congrats!

 

[devldog]

This is one Great Historical Save!! Congrat's. What an addition to your collection.

 

[LandSeig]

Wow what an amazing find, I bet that took some work getting out!

 

[Blak bart]

It's been over the news here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-66516854

Geez....thats one bad ass magnet to fish out a cannon !!

 

[davidsonikjordan]

We found this cannon in a river and we hope to identify it, is it civil war era or napoleonic? Was it in a battle or on a merchant ship, as yet there are no markings but im waiting for the FLO to get in touch so i dont want to clean it too much, any help will be appreciated

18th century 1/2 pounder swivel gun; dates from after 1725, probably later as it has shoulders at the trunnions. There might be marks either on the top of the barrel or on the faces of the trunnions- they are the little arms which are sticking out.

Thank you so much for the info, it certainly looks like a swivel cannon, i will do some research with this lead

 

[davidsonikjordan]

Freakin awesome! Theres gold coins and whatever all over this site, but this is by far my favorite post that I've seen. Very nice work! Obviously, no need to get too specific, but what part of the country are you in assuming you're in the US?

Thank you so much We are in the UK and it was found in sheffield

 

[davidsonikjordan]

I’d like to see a pic of the whole thing from side view. That’s an amazing find for sure!

Thank you and I have added more pics

 

[davidsonikjordan]

Wow what an amazing find, I bet that took some work getting out!

Thank you, it took 4 people 2 huge magnets 2 lasso ropes a winch and it still took over an hour to get onto the bridge

 

[cw0909]

davidsonikjordan, hope it's ok to bring your find vid over @ the timestamp about a minute b4 you hauled it out
you guys were working hard,that's a cool old gun too

 

[1637]

too,cool

 

[LandSeig]

So do you get to keep it or is it considered treasure and has to go through the process?

 

[LandSeig]

That would need a serious electrolysis and wax setup, but it would clean up nicely. Build a historically accurate carriage to mount it to and it would look great!