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This document, on display at the Archelaus Smith Museum, is not dated. We do not know when it was written, or when this ancient cannon was moved from Green Island to its present location. 1990s? 1980s? 1970s? |
The above photographs were taken on 14 August 2003.
Nowadays, cannon and other forms of artillery from the 1700s and 1800s are nothing more than quaint noise-makers. We see them only in the movies and on TV, or at occasional demonstrations at historic sites. In their day, cannons were the most powerful, far-reaching and fearsome weapons available...
Links to Relevant Websitesby the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum, Key West, Florida http://www.melfisher.org/cannonsurvey/gunfounding101.htm Manufacturing a wrought-iron cannon by the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum, Key West, Florida http://www.melfisher.org/cannonsurvey/forgedguns.htm Manufacturing a cast-iron or cast-bronze cannon by the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum, Key West, Florida http://www.melfisher.org/cannonsurvey/castguns.htm Wrought Iron Through the Ages by Fagan's Forge http://www.fagansforge.com/html/about_wrought_iron_.html Iron Working http://www.regia.org/ironwork.htm Cannons: Reconstruction of Early Medieval Cannons by David Lazenby http://www.middelaldercentret.dk/english/cannon2.htm |
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