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fernando · 26th February 2011, 06:46 PM

Hi Anandalal,
Apparently cast iron was already introduced in Goa and from there to Macau, as soon as 1620-1630.
It was Captain General Dom Filipe Lobo (1626-1629) who first sent two Chinese smiths to Goa for the implementation of cast iron artillery technique.

But tell me; why did you swap the actual cast iron object for a rough sketch ?

Actualy when i first saw the actual finial (?) as you posted it, i was gonna ask you if it was genuine, in your opinion, but i notice that you took it away

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26th February 2011, 06:46 PM	#2
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,642	Swap ??? Hi Anandalal, Apparently cast iron was already introduced in Goa and from there to Macau, as soon as 1620-1630. It was Captain General Dom Filipe Lobo (1626-1629) who first sent two Chinese smiths to Goa for the implementation of cast iron artillery technique. But tell me; why did you swap the actual cast iron object for a rough sketch ? Actualy when i first saw the actual finial (?) as you posted it, i was gonna ask you if it was genuine, in your opinion, but i notice that you took it away . Last edited by fernando; 26th February 2011 at 07:26 PM.