IRON NAVEL SIGNAL CANNON SKELETON CARRIAGE
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This design is one of the rarest seen in a small size signal cannon. It replicates a naval cannon of the 19th Century with a skeleton iron carriage. Antique iron ship’s cannons are scarce, but one with a skeleton carriage is scarcer still. This one likely dates dates from the Civil War. They were to make salutes, announce a danger, and to call attention in the case of an emergency both at sea and ashore. They were also used to start yacht races.
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