Original British Victorian Era Muzzle Loading 7lb Bronze and Iron Rifled Cannon Antique Percussion Firearms find reference for Conning Tower

find reference for Conning Tower

Alfred Charles Hobbs

The Shona tribe originated just North of Zululand

The MkIII was an exercise in durability

totally original and ready to be a highlight of any museum grade collection

Original British Victorian Era Muzzle Loading 7lb Bronze and Iron Rifled Cannon Antique Percussion Firearms find reference for Conning TowerOriginal Item: This is one of the cannons IMA recovered from Nepal in 2003. Strictly speaking, this is a 7lb Rifled Muzzle Loading Mountain Gun, which dates from the 1860 70s. The front of the barrel is comprised of rifled iron while the rear sleeve, including the trunnions, is bronze. The bronze sleeve is very well marked with a large crown over V. R. Cipher, a Broad Arrow atop the numeral 74. Across the rear appears "CXCVIII" (198) which we