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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 151468, member: 54&quot;]Last March a friend asked me to ID the COA on this cute little &quot;family&quot; cannon.&nbsp; I think it is probably a Dutch cannon because the dolphins are in the Dutch style of the period.&nbsp; The date is accurate I&#039;m pretty sure, although I&#039;m surprised the high-quality piece isn&#039;t signed.&nbsp; The carriage is all fairly new, I think.&nbsp; I know the small v in the initials is Von or Van, either a common element in Dutch names.&nbsp; The orig owner would be a nobleman of one rank or another, to have been able to afford such a cannon.&nbsp; The family cannons were always made in even multiples so there were at least 2 of these, and perhaps up to 12.&nbsp; Barrel is bronze and 28 in. Long.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://springfieldarsenal.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/image10.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://springfieldarsenal.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/image12.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://springfieldarsenal.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/image9.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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