Thanks, you are reading the shiny brass plaque, I missed the city, thanks. I have something about the mate at West Point in their 1929 museum...
Here’s something maybe related, maybe not. The US Army captured at least two small bronze cannons named after two different Evangelists, one is...
‘I was thinking the ex-voto was just one more thing to be sure God was on your side in all endeavors, like promotions, love, battles, whatever....
Cool, never would have guessed, excellent work Deb! Now I’ll throw in a thought I had. This was found buried near a mission. At USNA in the...
Deb, thx much, had no idea about FDO. That may start building some logic. Possibly the sgt. mayor named is the one who built this! Why we may...
Looking closely at the actual letters it’d be the Spanish equivalent, San Juan… (Cited from: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/enigmatic.80920/)
This small cannon in a Texas museum has defied explanation for decades. I’m looking for someone who can connect the clues given by the engraved...
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Perhaps it is trying to be one. The faked black crud and very poor casting turn me off.
I’m guessing it was made in 20th C.. as a tourist souvenir.
Please see if you can identify/decipher this symbol. It was carved into a small bronze cannon by Taiping rebels in China ca. 1860. The rebels...
Deciphering the Chinese Mystery Cannon Here we have the small cannon’s composite translation, roughly, but not always, in the order appearing...
Don’t read further if executions bother you. But if u don’t mind, here’s a method that’s new to me, I’m wondering if it was done, shall we say,...
Ordered this book because skimming the generous number of pages in the preview gives the most detailed tactical info I’ve found regarding the...
If I had to guess, since the mark is just behind the coat-of-arms of the Taiping rebel organization, it is likely the cypher of a division of said...
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No luck on that Chinese museum but by reaching out like an octopus, I’ve got about 5 experts helping, mostly academic types various friends knew....
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