The Basiliscoe Mercury 286 TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community French chateau for sale, Robert the Bruce’s sword, the...
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The photo shows the “muzzle banner” of a Spanish cannon made in the the 1740’s. The muzzle banner on Spanish cannons always contains the given...
Man who works for industrial park landlord told me they evicted a manufacturer and took custody of stuff left behind per lease contract terms....
I’m 99% sure this cannon, being sold as original, is a modern repro. I’ve owned many cannons cast by Pieter Seest in Amsterdam in the mid-18th...
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Maybe u saw my thread on the 1769 Dutch bell? I took the photos for a proposed trade that didn’t complete, but I got used to the idea of parting...
The Basiliscoe Mercury 285 TheInternet newsletter for the arms and armour community Happy New Year! Interesting wrecks off Mexico, Waterford’s...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I knew generally what this was but was clueless about how exactly it was used and had to ask. Now I know. Do you know...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This AM got a call from a friend asking me to vet about a dozen cannons and cannon models for him. He’s a beginning...
Found this article by accident, way over my head, but maybe for someone bored to death and needing some excitement...hold on to your hat...here...
Please help me read the weight mark on this Spanish cannon barrel. It dates from first half 18th C. This is a model, so the barrel only weighs a...
Rumor among cannon collectors has it that a collection of about 1000 antique cannons was sold out of an estate in Germany to a US party about a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Lately in the international antiques markets and in online auction sites I’ve seen way more fake “Antique...
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This device is about 24”x8”x4”. The box on the side appears to function as a shock absorber. The flat black liner inside the blue steel is rubber....
Someone wanted photos so I’ll share any that aren’t too large to be acceptable to the picky Antiquers server. I once had about 10 bronze cannons...
http://www.go2gbo.com/forums/88-blackpowder-mortar-cannon-sponsored-seacoast-artillery/350738-strange-one.html My name on that forum is same as...
A Dutch gentleman working in the US asked me about the bell he had recently purchased, still in transit to him. It is 12.5” tall and mouth is 9”...
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