A cannon or a mortar ... old or very old

[Matchlock]

Hi 'Nando,

Another nice piece for your cannon collection!

I would date this littly cannon guy to the second half of the 15th century, the large touch hole addmittedly being the only criterion.

You know my opinion, amigo: please do not change anything about the surface as you say it's stable and not losing material.

I wouldn't even apply olive oil because this would blacken all the charming little places of brown and yellow discoloring that denote its great age as well as a certain period of time spent underground.

Originally this littly guy, too, may have been part of some multibarrel cannon construction of which I posted several samples before.

Congratulations and best wishes,
Miguel

[M ELEY]

Fernando "The Cannon-Man"... has a nice ring to it.

I must come visit your country sometime, my friend. Between what you've found in your local area and dug up from the ground, I'm green with envy. Congrats!!!

[Philip]

Fernando,
It's amazing the number of hand-cannons being discovered in Portugal, but the famed snapping match- or tinder-lock brought to the Far East during the Age of Discoveries is such a rarity -- like hen's teeth or boar's udders, as they say.

[Spiridonov]

touch hole is too wide. what is the sense of this?

[Matchlock]

Alexander,

As I tried to explain in former threads, we do not know anything for certain about the fact that large touch holes were characteristic of the period between ca. 1470 and 1500. I also pointed out that doubtlessly a considerable loss of gas and pressure must have been the result.

It seems not to make sense but still it is a fact. On the other hand we may not exclude the possibility that excessive use may have led to burnt out touch holes.

Best,
Michael

[fernando]

Hi dear Philip,

Originally Posted by Philip

... the famed snapping match- or tinder-lock brought to the Far East during the Age of Discoveries is such a rarity -- like hen's teeth or boar's udders, as they say.

He, he, he.

Just let me know when you find one ... if you haven't yet .

[fernando]

Thank you Mark

Originally Posted by M ELEY

Fernando "The Cannon-Man"... has a nice ring to it.
I must come visit your country sometime, my friend. Between what you've found in your local area and dug up from the ground, I'm green with envy. Congrats!!!

Yes, come over.
You ain't seen nothing yet

[fernando]

Miguel, my friend

Danksche

Originally Posted by Matchlock

Hi 'Nando,
Another nice piece for your cannon collection!
I would date this littly cannon guy to the second half of the 15th century, the large touch hole addmittedly being the only criterion.
You know my opinion, amigo: please do not change anything about the surface as you say it's stable and not losing material.
I wouldn't even apply olive oil because this would blacken all the charming little places of brown and yellow discoloring that denote its great age as well as a certain period of time spent underground.
Originally this littly guy, too, may have been part of some multibarrel cannon construction of which I posted several samples before.
Congratulations and best wishes,
Miguel

All noted and recorded .

'Nando