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Hand Cannon Salute/Powder Tester
Guns International #: 101767981 Seller's Inventory #: AE0618
Category: Accessories - American - Collectibles - Western
Seller's Information
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Seller: Cisco's Gallery
Company: Ciscos Gallery
Member Since: 9/2/16
First Name: Sam
Last Name: Kennedy
State: Idaho
Zip: 83814
Country: United States
Phone: (208) 769-7575
Fax: (208) 769-7575
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 665
Total Number of Listings: 6910
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Visa, Mastercard, certified funds, cashiers checks, money orders, and personal checks (items shipped when cleared). 3% surcharge on firearm purchases made with a credit card.
About Us: Cisco’s Rare & Exceptional deals in one-of-a-kind pieces that define America and the Wild West. The collection is both diverse and expansive, including historic antique western firearms, artifacts, antiques, fine art, and western home furnishings. Our store, located in scenic Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is filled from floor to ceiling with pieces that spark romantic tales of the western frontier. Cisco’s inventory of authentic Native American art and artifacts is among the finest in the world featuring Navajo rugs, baskets, beadwork, totems, pipes, southwest jewelry and more!
Description:
1770-83 American Revolutionary War Era. Bronze hand cannon / powder tester from a ship's deck in the form of a thick ribbed cylinder with wide socket. This authentic Revolutionary War Era cast iron hand cannon is in very solid condition. These were used for Salute Cannons and/or as a powder tester. A hand cannon is an early form of firearm. It is possibly the oldest type of portable firearm, as well as the simplest type of early firearm, as most examples require direct of manual external ignition through a touch hole without any form of firing mechanism. It may also be considered a forerunner of the handgun. 3" wide x 3 1/2" high. The top is 2.5" diameter and its base 3.25" diameter. It is a solid iron that is very heavy (about 8 lbs). It is round in design and is ignited by a small touch hole near the base. There is a plugged touch hole to the right and above the actual hole. The plugged hole was probably too high to reliably ignite the powder. This example has an overall even natural rich metal patina. A rarely encountered, original Revolutionary War Era Hand-Cannon. Ex. Arte Primitibo Gallery, NY.
Price: $1,500.00