BOTH BARREL& BASE ARE CAST IRON/ STEEL( CONSTRUCTION. more THE WHOLE THING IS APPROX 17" TALL AS SHOWN. THE ACTUAL BORE(1 14" MEASURES A BIT OVER 10" DEEP. THE'BARREL ASSEMBLY' IS 17 1/2" LONG OVERALL. I HAVE TRIED TO DO SOME AMATURE RESEARCH OVER THE YEARS WITH NO RESULTS. THE ONLY VISIBLE MARKINGS ARE A CRYPTIC'8 B' ON THE BARREL. THAT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THE LAST COMMERCIAL MUZZLE-LOADING SIGNAL YACHT GUNS- BEFORE THE BREECHLOADERS TOOK OVER. AND WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHO MADE IT-OR WHEN.NOW ITS' YOUR TURN! YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN OLDER CAST-IRON/ STEEL( SIGNAL CANNON. I HAD GOT THIS VINTAGE SIGNAL CANNON AT AN ECCENTRIC(I'm not rich enough to be eccentric.
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