CIRCA 1840

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AN EAST INDIA COMPANY MODEL 6-POUNDER LIGHT FIELD ARTILLERY GUN AND LIMBER
Circa 1840
With bronze multi-stage barrel tapering to a flared muzzle, cast with raised bands and the cascable button formed with a ring attached by a bolt to the elevating screw: on its mahogany open-trail carriage stamped 'Carriage L.F. Col: Cullin's Pattern 1840'(sic) on the underside, and stamped with ownership mark of the United East India Company above the initials 'WC' and the date 1829 on the left of the trail, a brass vacant oval behind, with detailed copper, iron and gunmetal mounts and fittings throughout, including fuze-cutter and traversing-lever each on a pivot, the limber of matching construction, including internally fitted and metal-lined ammunition chest, stamped with U.E.I.C mark, 'WC' and dated 1829, and with brass oval inscribed '6 PDR LimR' (some small fittings missing, the limber shaft repaired).
10 7/8in (27.7cm) barrel (2)

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Lot Essay

A closely comparable model gun and limber stamped 'FD 1835' were sold in these rooms 3 July 1991, lot 146, the gun carriage notably also stamped 'Carriage L.F. Col. Cullen's Pattern Before 1840.'

A model E.I.C 12-pounder and limber stamped 'WC 1825' were also sold in these rooms 16 December 1999, lot 182. A further 6-pounder stamped 'WC 1826' (limber '1829') was sold at Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 24 July 2002, lot 222.

The 'WC' stamps almost certainly refer to Lt. Col. W. Cullen (sic), Superintendent of the Gun Manufactory, South India.

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