Original Late 19th Century Experimental Bronze Breech Loading Cannon on 20th Century Custom Steel Carriage OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT with an aged patina

with an aged patina

It is always great to see this original finish still intact

Almost all of these fade to various shades of orange due to how the celluloid reacts to light

The Army was were never very comfortable coordinating with the Navy

so it is partly detached from the helmet at present

Original Late 19th Century Experimental Bronze Breech Loading Cannon on 20th Century Custom Steel Carriage OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT with an aged patinaOriginal British Item: Only One Available. Here we have a very interesting late 19th century experimental bronze breech loading cannon, mounted on what looks to be a custom 20th century steel carriage. We were not able to find any markings on the cannon, so the history is not entirely clear, but it is very well made. We believe this to have been most likely made at one of the U. S. Arsenals, possibly Springfield, and was made as a scaled down model