Posted 2 years ago
dav2no1
(841 items)
Toy Cannons
Approximately 4 1/2" long
Here is an example of 2 different toy cannons that I recently picked up.
The cannon on the left is a naval type cannon that would be found on a sailing ship. This particular model is a Model GP Adjustable Cannon. It's made in Italy. It features a spring loaded mechanism. I'm not sure what it fires, more research needed.
The cannon on the right is a Civil War style cannon. These would have used on the battle field.
"The basic organizational unit for cannons was called a battery, made up of four to six guns with approximately 70-100 men." A cannon in the Civil War required a team of up to ten to shoot a cannon. Most artillery pieces were manned by teams of at least 9 soldiers, though only 2 were needed in a pinch.
ARGHH THEM PIRATES!
A pirate ship typically carried 6 cannons and larger ships had 10 cannons. The largest ships could carry up to 70 cannons and mounted guns on up to three decks.
WHO HAD THE MOST?
It was a Spanish ship...
"Santísima Trinidad (officially named Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad by royal order on 12 March 1768, nicknamed La Real, was a Spanish first-rate ship of the line with 112 guns."
WE DONT NEED NO CIVIL WAR..
"Almost all Civil War cannons were muzzle-loading weapons, firing from one to two and a half pounds of black powder, and utilizing a variety of different projectiles."
**Here's a few links...
Firing an 18th century cannon..
https://youtu.be/WSXaCkQ9sF8
Firing a Civil War cannon..
https://youtu.be/s0LenViu6Kw
Civil War projectiles..**This one has images that may not be suitable for some people- you've been warned! War is not pretty!**
https://www.civilwarmed.org/effects-of-artillery/#:~:text=Almost%20all%20Civil%20War%20cannons,of%20damage%20on%20its%20target.
Your items and the knowledge you have about them is refreshing to see.
And your always there to lend a helping hand to others posts.
DejaVu2 - Thank you for the comments. I try to learn something about each item I aquire. I like the back story and history of items. Sometimes the story or history is more valuable than the item.
Here's a great example...I bought this piece because it really appealed to me. I thought it could be something special and to my surprise, it was even more interesting than I had imagined.
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/305967-mynah-bird-watercolor-by-ann-guenther
These are super cool!
Lata - thank you for your comments.
These are little treasures and they seem in fine condition !~
PhilD...Thank you for the comments...they are in excellent shape. I was glad to aquire them. Several people had walked right past them at the estate sale. I tend to gravitate towards these tyoe of objects..