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Bronze Cannon Found in Galveston Bay

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:25,000.00 USD Estimated At:50,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD
Bronze Cannon Found in Galveston Bay
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circa 1780. Smooth bore bronze 4 pounder cannon with 3 inch bore, muzzle to cascabel is 31" with mid-mounted 2" trunnions 16" behind muzzle. First and second reinforce rings and muzzle have been channeled. Muzzle notched for direct sighting. Sits on a fabricated wooden garrison carriage with quillion and 4 wooden wheels. Was dredged up from Galveston Bay in the vicinity of The Strand in 1931 or 1932. It was in the approximate position of where a number of Jean Lafitte's ships were sunk during a massive hurricane on September 12, 1818. The gun was likely used on the privateer brig CONCORD. The gun was cast in South Carolina during the American Revolution. Was acquired by Sam Nesmith from the Institute of Texan Cultures in 1977.