Title: Large Antique Military Army Display Weapon Signal Cannon
Shipping: $29.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 19th Century
History: N/A
Origin: North America > United States
Condition: N/A
Item Date: 1860 to 1900
Item ID: 194
A very large antique signal Cannon. A great display piece for any home or office. Could you imagine this over your shoulder? A great way to intimidate the person sitting on the other side of the room. This is an especially handsome, finely built, and most impressive saluting cannon. It's based on US Army Civil War field cannons and made for celebrations. This is a serious and substantial piece weighing around 100 Pounds with an overall length of L45", W18" and it has an L23" barrel. And yes it works! This is the perfect size for a collectible statement piece. We believe it was built circa 1860 to 1900. The carriage looks like it was made at a later time. Saluting cannons became popular fixtures at sporting and patriotic events, on holidays, and in parades. This great-looking cannon was intended to impress whoever saw it. The carriage is made of heavy steel. which supports the barrel. The finely built wheels feature steel and spokes with heavy steel metal tires. The cannon is in excellent original condition. The barrel retains 97% original Hand forged finish with some light aging and fine patina. The natural unfinished steel tires have an excellent patina with some age stains.
The development of modern artillery occurred in the mid to late 19th century as a result of the convergence of various improvements in the underlying technology. Advances in metallurgy allowed for the construction of breech-loading rifled guns that could fire at a much greater muzzle velocity.
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery
The development of modern artillery occurred in the mid to late 19th century as a result of the convergence of various improvements in the underlying technology. Advances in metallurgy allowed for the construction of breech–loading rifled guns that could fire at much greater muzzle velocity.
