Huge Cannon Auction March 2015, Fairfield, Maine

28 tons of cannons-this is the 2nd session selling the world-renowned Springfield Arsenal artillery collection, at James D. Julia auctions, Fairfield, Maine, March 2015. Here's a preliminary list:

1. Museum-grade large brass gun model, French, named "Counsel"
2. "Weber brass breech-loading patent model cannon, ~7" long
3. 1.5 inch experimental Whitworth breech loading rifle cannon w/ copy exp. carriage
4. 10ga salute iron cannon w/ carriage, needs repair
5. 15" Bronze stone Mortar Dutch, Verbruggen mkd.
6. 1786 French swivel gun tube wrought iron vent
7. 1872 Bronze Inventor's model, N. Thompson Presentation Cannon, on handsome later carriage
8. 1893 Krupp breechloader 65mm (#9)
9. 18th century outstanding English swivel civilian bronze cannon, ex Bivens with stand
10. 2 1/2 ga Strong Firearms Co. ship’s salute cannon on original naval carriage, New-Condition, and tools and two original rare brass cartridge cases
11. 2.5 inch Sims-Dudley Dynamite gun projectile, Span-Am, only one known
12. 3 Lantakas, Blunderbuss bore plus breechloader and big early one
13. 4.5 George III, 1819 bronze Coehorn mortar on bed
14. 8 cannon Locks (6 flint) (one percussion), ex-Bill Cobb
15. 8 ga Strong salute gun on naval carriage
16. 8" Columbiad sea coast howitzer, 5 tons of American history
17. American 3" Parrott rifle SN 9, iron carriage
18. Ames model 1841 bronze six-pounder w/ original (mostly)carriage
19. Ames U.S. 1865 American Coehorn mortar, SN 208, no inspector mk
20. Austrian 70mm bronze breechloading mountain gun 1893 on orig steel carriage
21. Belgium Sea Coast gun 3 tons, 32 pounder
22. Brass model 24-pounder sea coast gun by Hoffman, Smithsonian model maker, on carriage
23. British 1831 Howitzer tube 4.5" (carriage)
24. Bronze eprouvette w/rare, original weighted copper shot, Spanish, Seville, 1828
25. Bronze French rare swivel howitzer w/iron tiller
26. Bronze swivel 1lb gunnade cut for flintlock
27. Brown 3-GA. Ship’s salute cannon, ex-
28. C. F. Brown working model of "Running" Iron cannon
29. Carronade 24 lb (1800's) iron English
30. Costen steel lifesaving gun, SN 2062
31. Custom made iron salute cannon on carriage, highest quality, circa 1890
32. Dahlgren 12 lb naval cannon on original carriage (rare light model) 1858, Ft Fisher use, many-ship provenance
33. Dahlgren brass model on iron carriage
34. Dutch 1764 swivel gun bronze, VOC
35. Early Bailey & Pegg vintage 1840 merchants cannon, as fine as they are found, extensive markings
36. English 1840's salute cannon w/carriage "Gill London"
37. English 3lb bronze LVIII mountain gun
38. English 3lb tube bronze, made in England for Haiti
39. English brass howitzer model w/ later carriage
40. Experimental breech loading cannon model, falling block breech mech
41. Experimental Potter Needle- fire cannon tube without breechblock
42. Fancy swivel yacht gun English (maker-Thomas Pyke, Bridgewater, a clock maker)
43. French 18th century mortar model
44. French 3/4 lb swivel Model of 1756
45. French bronze 15cm 1840’s mortar made at Douai, with carriage
46. French Field gun 8lb, w/ metal stand, maker Le Courant of Rennes
47. French model 1 pdr. bronze model of 1756, cut tiller, unique survivor
48. French mountain howitzer Model-1828, dated 1843
49. French tube 1 pounder model 1786 (well-marked) by Le Creusot
50. German mortar model dated 1795
51. Group of 5 commercial & custom American circa 1890 salute cannons, one dated pres 1898
52. Hotchkiss 2lb mountain rifle, SN 60, original carriage, repro cartridge cases and projectiles
53. Hubbell inventors model cannon
54. Inventor's model, unique shape on burl stand
55. Irish double brass 1848 model carriage chain-shot gun, ex-Bivens
56. Iron & steel, only 6 pdr. Daniel Treadwell field gun in world
57. Iron and brass breech loader, inventor's model, by Mann?
58. Iron Armstrong type swivel gun
59. Iron Line throwing cannon by Cordes of Bremerhaven, Germany, early
60. Iron military training Mortar
61. Iron salute w/iron carriage
62. Iron small merchant gun, PROVED and animal head cast trademark
63. Iron swivel gun blunderbuss barrel on original post-head mounting
64. J. & W. Tolley rifled steel tube, pentagonal bore
65. John Dahlgren's original 9" shell gun model tube (only one)
66. Korean bronze B/L captured by U.S.N at River Forts, 1871
67. Large Iron Swivel gun English
68. Large model of 20" Rodman cannon w/carriage
69. Large scale, exquisite French Napoleonic limber model ca.
70. Lg Iron /siege Mortar 8" Alger SN #19 on excellent repro carriage
71. Lg Spanish bronze mortar, 1784, complete on bronze bed, from Morro Castle, Havana
72. Manby lifesaving mortar tube
73. Model 1786 French 1lb bronze tube by Le Courant in Rennes, Fr., very well-marked.
74. Model mortar of the dictator ca, 1864, believed cast at Ft. Pitt, only one known
75. Model of Parrott cannon pivot carriage
76. Original bronze yacht cannon with percussion lock & carriage made by Enoch Hidden, NYC, circa 1860
77. Outstanding pair of Peter Seest small 1755-dated bronze swivel guns
78. Pair late 19th cent cast iron toy seacoast guns on carriages, slight variants in details
79. Pair naval 1812 (U.S.N.??) swivel guns
80. Pair of Iron 1840's Afghan 2 lb rifled, interesting COA's
81. Pair of lighthouse fog cannon iron, circa 1820
82. Pair of Rifled bronze Egyptian howitzer tubes on carriages with one Beaulieu-type shell
83. Pair, large model English carronades
84. Pr 1761 small Peter Seest model cannon tubes w/carriages
85. Pr heavy German Eprouvette "powder testing mortars" white metal plated, 7” bores
86. Pr Moffatt 12lb and 3.4" rifle experimental steel breech loaders
87. Pr Scottish bronze cadet guns, 6 pdr, by Featherston and Stoby, Elder
88. Presentation brass mortar model French
89. Rare, excellent ca. 1790 "SNY" Bronze tube 6 lb attributed to James Byers
90. Russian howitzer barrel model, circa 1750
91. Russian Howitzer bronze model,
92. Small brass eprouvette, powder tester
93. Small English swivel gun Iron
94. Spectacular, museum-display 1830's English brass seacoast pivot model on large carriage
95. Strange 5" bore line thrower
96. Turkish mortar mkd w/Sultan's Tughra 1870
97. U.S. 24 lb Iron Flank Howitzer spiked
98. U.S. Navy breech loading rifled howitzer, 1870's carriage
99. Verbruggen bronze swivel gun (ex Julias)
100. Working large cast iron toy gas cannon, new condition
101. WWI German Big Bertha shell casing 42 cm 1915, huge

 

Um, I'll take "Small Miltia" for a thousand Alex...

 

Thanks, no idea how to get there would you be able to post the link to that thread here, I'd like to peek.

 

Here are videos that show some of the cannons to be auctioned. The 5-dig. no. is Julia's "consignment number."

54236-Firing the Spanish 10” Mortar


54243-The Moffatt Experimental Breechloading Cannon

54208-Whitworth’s Original Breechloading Cannon


54096-Last Truckload of Cannons…

54228-Civil War Mortars

54205-Shooting the Bronze Swivel Cannon http://youtu.be/xsVaT694wI8

54096-Shooting the Hotchkiss Mountain Gun http://youtu.be/Ov5O47iSsqo

54141-Shooting the Fog Signal Cannon http://youtu.be/AWVBAA6IjVc

54133-Civil War Mortars in Action http://youtu.be/DaA8xLvFl5Q

54224-French Heavy Swivel Gun M1756 http://youtu.be/zKTDwbNVDLs

54205-Swivel Gunade Cannon http://youtu.be/7MiISY9Agmo

54198-Moving a French Cannon Barrel http://youtu.be/vWiXCEipL78

54239-Firing the 7 cm Austrian Mountain Gun http://youtu.be/7sIn-n5ZeSs

54219-Firing the 6-Pounder French Howitzer http://youtu.be/INStOiPJNDQ

54247-Tanya Shoots the Mortar http://youtu.be/GHZQIAsOtW8

 

One item to add to the list of stuff being sold: "Large Grouping of three different pack saddles, tack, poles, ammo boxes, etc. for Hotchkiss 2-pounder mountain gun"

 

WOW....these need to go to a museum

 

I have this print:



It shows Battle of York Factory on Hudson's Bay (September 5. 1697) and is the only reason I know anything about it. Here's a summary:

The Pelican, a French ship (44-guns), was surrounded by one British frigate, the Hampshire, and two armed freighters, the Dering and the Hudson's Bay. The British had 118 guns as well as more soldiers. D'Iberville, the French captain, had sent some of his best crew ashore to scout the fort. Others were below deck, sick with scurvy.


The captain of the Hampshire, John Fletcher, ordered his men to fire. The Pelican was hit broadside. The battle raged on for close to four hours. The British were winning - the French soldiers on the Pelican were badly injured. Their blood could be seen dripping from the ship. The British ordered the French to surrender, but the French refused.


Captain Fletcher was holding up a glass of wine to toast d'Iberville's bravery when the Hampshire burst into flames (probably the magazine exploded). It sank, taking all of its crew with it.

One of the other ships made a desperate attempt to fire another shot, but gave up hope. It quickly ran a white flag up its mast and surrendered. The other ship retreated. The French claimed victory. Hudson's Bay Company spent the next 16 years trying to recapture their trading post.

The reason I mention it is because ever since hearing of the battle, I've wondered if the floor of Hudson's Bay at that point is littered with 17th C cannon.

 

Interesting, never heard of that one. Anyway, here's another cannon auction-promotion video: https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=jEVWx32FntY

 

Where can i buy such cannon http://www.antiqpedia.com/view/antique/44/Tredegars-3-inch-Iron-Field-Gun i coundnt find it. Is it such rare one?

 

Yes it is such a rare one. That's why the page you linked has
"Past Auction & Sales Result
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Keep looking but if one like that comes to auction it would bring over $100,000. Any Confederate cannons are highly sought-after and very seldom come up for public sale. Some are sold privately or at retail and you have to be an insider to even hear about such sales after-the-fact.