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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 9540, member: 54&quot;]Here&#039;s a brief slideshow with pix of two different markings from the tops of the breeches of a pair of rifled cannons that came from Afghanistan.&nbsp; I know I&#039;ve erred in failing to provide photos of the whole weapons, will attempt to get some soon.&nbsp; This pair of cannons is going to auction and I have no idea what the intricate designs mean, but I&#039;m pretty sure the larger one, resembling a typical Sultan&#039;s Tughra, is the name and title of the ruler who had the weapons made.&nbsp; I think the cannons date from around 1880.&nbsp; They are cast steel, have three-groove rifling, and the bores are around 2 3/8 inches diameter.&nbsp; The barrels (all I have) are about 4&#039; long, and each weighs, I&#039;m guessing, around 300 lbs.&nbsp; Each barrel has two groups of marks, one large (Tughra?) about 3&quot; x 3&quot;, and the other, perhaps a date? is about 3&quot; x 1&quot;.&nbsp; Any ideas?&nbsp; If the slideshow wants a password, it is &quot;attack&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/user/cannonmn/slideshow/Afghan%20Tughra%20on%20rifled%20cannons" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s17.photobucket.com/user/cannonmn/slideshow/Afghan%20Tughra%20on%20rifled%20cannons" rel="nofollow">http://s17.photobucket.com/user/cannonmn/slideshow/Afghan Tughra on rifled cannons</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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