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Bronze muzzle-loading cannon, left part
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Left side of a longitudinal section of a loader. Ring-shaped grape with a ridge on top. The ridge has a dent (instead of a hole). Tight touch-hole with a rectangular recess. Foundry mark between the trunnion mark and the first fracture; neck band; partially drilled at the muzzle. Fitted with trunnions and dolphins in the form of a handle. Aiming device: ridge for the trunnion and dolphin, on top of the barrel. Left side of a crowned coat of arms built from leaves with a part of the letter W in the center.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBronzen voorlaadkanon, linkerdeel. 1845. Maritz et fili. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.