Original British Victorian Era Muzzle Loading 7lb Bronze and Iron Rifled Cannon Antique Percussion Firearms Alfred Charles Hobbs

Alfred Charles Hobbs

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

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Original British Victorian Era Muzzle Loading 7lb Bronze and Iron Rifled Cannon Antique Percussion Firearms Alfred Charles HobbsOriginal 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