Item Description
Original Item: One of a Kind. This is a fantastic British Napoleonic Royal Navy bronze swivel cannon barrel, made circa 1800 using more precise casting techniques. The 19 1/2" long barrel features a 7/8" smooth bore, with all the reinforcing rings along the barrel. It measures 3 1/4" across the trunions, not counting a square extension on one side, probably used with a devices to maintain the aim.
Of real quality manufacture, these were used with an iron swivel rail mounts to repel boarders on Ships of the Royal Navy, especially when loaded with multiple balls (canister shot) which could devastate a boarding party and take the bottom out of any row boat.
Very heavy for its size, these were essential to any naval war ship of the period.
Specifications:-
Bore Diameter: ⅞”
Overall Length: 19 ½”
Width at Trunions: 3 ¼” + Extension
Trunion Width: ⅝”
Ignition System: Touch Hole
Weight 17.4lbs
NOTE: International orders of antique firearms MUST be shipped using UPS WW Services (courier). USPS Priority Mail international will not accept these. International customers should always consult their country's antique gun laws prior to ordering.
- This product is available for international shipping.
IMA considers all of our antique guns as non-firing, inoperable and/or inert. Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns made prior to 1899. This law exempts antique firearms from any form of gun control or special engineering because they are not legally considered firearms. No FFL, C&R or any license is required to possess, transport, sell or trade Antique guns. All rifles and muskets sold by IMA that were manufactured prior to 1899 are considered Antiques by the US BATF (United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms). Therefore, all of IMA's Antique guns may be shipped to all US States and most nations around the world.
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Pre-1899 Manufacture, no licenses required, allowed to ship to almost any deliverable address across the globe. Please note that for international shipping, these MUST be shipped using UPS WW Services. International customers should always consult their country's antique gun laws prior to ordering.
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