Original British 18th Century Royal Navy Bronze Swivel Cannon Barrel with 1 3/8” Smooth Bore - Circa 1780 Empire Edged Weapons the Modèle 1892 fires 8mm

the Modèle 1892 fires 8mm Lebel rounds with a striking power equivalent to that of a

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He enjoyed his time at Fort Benning

and refitting following the fighting in Italy

He was stationed in New Guinea and flew numerous missions on B-24s during the summer of 1945 some of which are documented in his flight folder which contains pages of Individual Flight Records

Original British 18th Century Royal Navy Bronze Swivel Cannon Barrel with 1 3/8” Smooth Bore - Circa 1780 Empire Edged Weapons the Modèle 1892 fires 8mmOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice British Royal Navy bronze swivel cannon barrel, made circa 1780. The 23 1 2 inch long barrel features a 1 3 8" smooth bore and measures 5 1 2" across trunnions. There are multiple collars cast into the design along the length to keep it from splitting. These cannons were usually used on iron swivel mounts, often mounted to a ship's rail. Really nice and clearly very old and surprisingly heavy. These