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MINIATURE FULLY FUNCTIONAL BLACK POWDER CANNON COLLECTION
Guns International #: 102188354 Seller's Inventory #: Mini Cannon Collection
Category: Cannons - Antique and Replica - Miniature Firearms
Seller's Information
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Seller: Dimitri Tolchinski
Company: ADT ENTERPRISES INC.
Member Since: 3/30/15
First Name: DIMITRI
Last Name: TOLCHINSKI
State: Connecticut
Zip: 06371
Country: United States
Phone: (860) 434-0611
Fax: (860) 434-0611
Premium Seller
Number of Active Listings: 470
Total Number of Listings: 1291
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: BANK CHECK, MONEY ORDER, OR PERSONAL CHECK
Description:
SEE THE PICTURES OF FOUR MINIATURE FULLY FUNCTIONAL BLACK POWDER CANNON COLLECTION.
THERE ARE 2 SIGNAL CANNONS:
ONE HAS CASTIRON 9.5" BARREL WITH 0.75" BORE, 16" LONG, 6.5" WIDE, AND 7.25" TALL
THE OTHER HAS BRASS 4.5" BARREL WITH O.25" BORE, 8.25" LONG, 4.75" WIDE, AND 4.5" TALL
THERE ARE 2 NAVAL CANNONS:
ONE HAS BRASS 5.5" BARREL WITH O.5" BORE, 7.5" LONG, 4" WIDE, AND 4.5" TALL. THIS CANNON HAS A BRASS PLATE
"Made From F.M.S.GLASGOW" ATTACHED ON THE FRONT, & IT HAS SCRATCHED (1937-1954 CRUSER) ON THE WOOD BOTTOM
THE OTHER HAS 4.75" BARREL WITH 5/16" BORE, 5.75" LONG, 3" WIDE, AND 3" TALL, & IT HAS BEEN STAMPED "MADE IN USA"
ON THE BOTTOM.
NOTE:
HMS Glasgow was a Town-class cruiser commissioned in September 1937. She took part in the Fleet Air Arm raid that crippled the Italian Fleet at Taranto in 1940. She had the unfortunate experience of sinking two Allied ships during her wartime service, once through accidental collision and the other by gunfire after a case of mistaken identity.
Construction[edit]
Laid down on 16 April 1935, Glasgow was launched on 20 June 1936 by Lucy Baldwin, the wife of the prime minister Stanley Baldwin.[1] She entered service without some components of her main armament's fire control system, which were subsequently fitted at the end of that year. She commenced sea trials in the spring of 1937. Designed with a maximum speed of 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) she achieved 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) at standard displacement during her trials.[1] She was subsequently commissioned on 9 September 1937.
Service history[edit]
Pre-war service[edit]
Upon entering service Glasgow was allocated to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet. Her service was mostly uneventful, consisting of fleet exercises and 'flag showing'. Her most glamorous operation was when together with her sister HMS Southampton she escorted the liner Empress of Australia on the outward and the liner Empress of Britain on the return voyage carrying King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Canada on their royal visit to the United States and Canada in May and June 1939.[1]
SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes
Antique: Yes