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28th March 2018, 04:59 PM | #1 |
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Recycled Torador barrel
My mention of a recycled gun barrel was from these photos where the opened end of a damaged section could be reworked and sealed, perhaps. I think the larger barrel is much older. The trunnions almost an after thought. I think BBJW that your right the first is a toy or model, Thanks steve
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29th March 2018, 10:40 AM | #2 |
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If you search for "toy cannon" In the London Portable Antiques Scheme for example you will find very similar 18th and 19th century toys from different locations in England. Like this one: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefa...cord/id/848407 , but there are a more small cannons in the database. But there are also small cannons which havenīt been used as toys, but as funny jokes for banquets to fire salute shots. Sometimes they have added a sundial with a magniffying glass to fire the cannon at a certain hour.
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31st March 2018, 04:23 PM | #3 |
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The last photo does indeed look like a cut off piece of Torador barrel made into a small salute type hand gonne.
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