Wonderful handmade copy of a British 6-lb field piece meas. approx. 16.00 inches long overall with a height of 6.75 inches and a width of 8.50 inches measuring from hub to hub. The piece sits on a beautiful wood base with a raised edge and scalloped sides that meas. approx. 20.00 x 11.50 x 1.25 inches.

The tube is made of brass with a bell-shaped muzzle with four reinforcing rings. Just back from the muzzle is a Royal Crest while just above the breech is the Royal Cipher. Breech is marked “303” and just below it is a crowned proof mark and vent hole. Barrel attaches to the wood carriage by trunnions that are held in place by trunnion caps with each having two brass pins attached to the carriage body by brass chains. At the breech is a working elevation screw attached to the cascabel by a yoke and pin.

The wooden carriage has all the iron furniture as found on the original. Part way up each arm of the trail is a reinforcing brace with two long iron plates running up alongside the barrel and down the front edge of the carriage. The trial has an “O” ring with an iron outlined socket for the trail spike. Sides of the carriage have various hooks and “O” rings for ropes and tools. Each side of the carriage has removable ammunition chests. The chests open to reveal three compartments. They are held closed by an iron hasp and have iron hinges, Even the blackened metal handles on the side of each chest are operable. The chests slide in place and are held by an iron catch on three sides. Hanging from a hook on the left side of the gun is a handsewn leather bucket with rope handle. Wooden wheels move freely and are made of multiple pieces of wood held together by iron braces. Hubs have working locking pins. Wheels are lined on the exterior with segmented iron rims.

If desired the cannon can easily be removed from the wood base. Incidentally, the wood base also has a rack that holds a rammer and sponge, a worm and a trail spike.

One corner of the wood base has a very nicely engraved brass plaque attached that reads “THIS SIX POUND FIELD PIECE IS A PRECISE RECONSTRUCTION OF THOSE BRITISH CANNON SURRENDERED TO THE AMERICAN ARMIES ON OCTOBER 19, 1781, AT YORKTOWN. BUILT IN ENGLAND FOR GORDON T. FORD OF GROSSE POINTE, MICHIGAN AND CERTIFIED BY THE ROYAL ARTILLERY AS GUN No 122 IN A LIMITED EDITION OF 200.”

With the gun is some information on British cannon models printed from the internet. [ad] [ph:L]

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