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Bronze muzzle-loading cannon, right rear part
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Right rear part of a longitudinal section of a muzzleloader. Ring-shaped grape with a ridge, slightly bent. A hole in the ridge. Vent with a rectangular recess. In the breech (behind the vent) a hole with a groove sloping forward. Foundry mark between the trunnion band and the first break. Coat of arms before the first break and touch-hole. Base of a (broken) dolphin still visible. Above the touch-hole (one piece) a ridge on the barrel. The barrel is not bored along its entire length. Engraved on the barrel (between the first band and touch-hole) the right part of a crowned coat of arms built of leaves and the letter W.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBronzen voorlaadkanon, deel rechtsachter. 1845. Maritz et fili. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.