This came in today after much agony trying to get the seller to ship it, then having it bust through the paper-thin box he put it in and get lost in the FedEx system. Anyway here 'tis but I don't know exactly what it is. I think it could be a very late shipboard swivel gun, a monster model cannon, or a salute cannon. The pattern looks a bit like some ca. 1860-1870-ish British guns, or maybe even one of the Brooke Confederate guns, but I cannot find an exact match to the barrel-plus-4-hoop design, although I found may with barrel and 3 hoops or steps. If this is a monster model it may be a 1/10 scale for a 13-inch gun. But what do you think?
Specs:
Bore 1.3 in.
Nominal length 22 in.
Overall length 25.5 in.
Weight about 78 lbs.
Material-iron or steel?
Length over trunnions 9 in.
Trunnion dia: 1.5 in.
T. Length 2 in.
Basering diameter: 5.4 in.
Muzzle Dia: 2.6 in.
Marks: None discernable
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