DIMENSIONS:

 

Length of barrel          8 1/8"

Length overall           14 7/8"

Extreme width             8 1/2"

Extreme height            6"

 

Diameter Wheel            6 1/2"

 

Weight:                         2 1/2 lbs

 

Cannons and howitzers differ in several aspects. A gun was a long-barreled, heavy weapon which fired solid shot at long range with a low degree of elevation using a large powder charge. A howitzer  had a shorter barrel and could throw shots or shells at a shorter range but at higher elevation with smaller powder charges. Howitzers were lighter, more maneuverable weapons than guns.

HISTORY OF BONE POW ART: The art of French-Prisoner-of-War is best remembered for their model of sailing ships of war. But they also did other carvings to while a way the time. Models and items like this were made from dried and bleached mutton bones from their meals, sea creature bone. Bone from sea creatures was a common commodity in England at the time it was a softer material to carve than bone it was used for corsetry and button manufacturer. It was introduced to the prisoners by the guards, who had a ready market for the finished models. HM Prison, Dartmoor was built at the time of the Napoleonic Wars, to house prisoners of war, it later became a convict prison - perhaps the most notorious the world. Disease was rampant often causing an early termination to the time served by the French sailors. The worst period of deaths was between November 1809 and April 1810 when 500 men died. The French section of Dartmoor Prison Cemetery held just under 2000 men. The men buried in shallow graves. After burial the wind and rain soon eroded the sodden peat and the animals grazing on the land, especially pigs began to expose the bones of the men buried there. The sun bleached their bones. These bones – called ‘Dieppe Ivory’ – were often used in the construction of ship models and other articles.

 

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