Lot Essay
Carronades were so named for their place of design and manufacture in Carron, Scotland. They were designed for warships for easy manoeuvrability.
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MID-19TH CENTURY
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A FINE BRONZE MODEL CARRONADE
MID-19TH CENTURY
With tapering three-stage sighted barrel with large threaded cascabel, mounted on an ebony trolley with iron elevation adjusting screw, the trolley fitted to ivory rails forming a pivoting deck-mount, the whole mounted on a mahogany base with two fluted ivory capstans linked to the barrel and mount by ropes and pulleys
The base 11.1/2 in. (29 cm.) long, the barrel 5.5/8 in. (14.3 cm.)
MID-19TH CENTURY
With tapering three-stage sighted barrel with large threaded cascabel, mounted on an ebony trolley with iron elevation adjusting screw, the trolley fitted to ivory rails forming a pivoting deck-mount, the whole mounted on a mahogany base with two fluted ivory capstans linked to the barrel and mount by ropes and pulleys
The base 11.1/2 in. (29 cm.) long, the barrel 5.5/8 in. (14.3 cm.)
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