A PAIR of Large & Rare DUTCH 3 Pounder Cannons
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Items Location: Manila, Philippines
Below see the photos & details of the PAIR of
MUSEUM QUALITY NETHERLANDS 3 Pounder Cannons.
(Fires a 3 Pound Cannon Ball)
 Note the Intricate carvings throughout! |
1676 NETHERLANDS 3 Pounder Cannon details
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Left - Cannon overall view (please note that the cannon in the background is a VOC cannon) |
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Left - 2 3/4" (7 cm) Bore front view |
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Left - Cannon cascable rear view |
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Left - Dolphins & Trunnion side view |
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Left - Netherlands Crown with writing: MALY PENSE (on right side) HONI SOIT QUI (on left side) Translated as: 'Evil be to he who thinks evil' |
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Left - Left side of BREECH with writing; JOHANES |
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Left - Top of BREECH showing vent with writing; BURGER HUYS |
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Left - Right side of BREECH with writing; ME FECIT 1676 |
'JOHANES BURGER HUYS ME FECIT 1676' translated means; 'MADE BY JOHANES BURGER IN 1676' - History of Gunfounder; Johannes Burgerhuys - BURGERHUYS, JAN (JOHANNES): Middleburg (Netherlands), d. 1679 - Possibly a son of Michael or of the elder Jan. Master founder at the Middleburg foundry which was closed down at his death not being re-established until 1754. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, two guns dated 1675. Spitzer sale, 1895, lots 304, 305, dated 1678). |
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Netherlands (Dutch) 3 Pounder Cannon details
Length = 105 inches (267 cm)
Bore Diameter = 2 3/4 inches (7 cm)
Breech Circumference = 35 inches (89 cm)
Cannon Circumference fwd of Breech = 32 1/4 inches (82 cm)
Cannon Circumference at Trunnions = 28 inches (71 cm)
Cannon Width at Trunnions = 18 inches (46 cm)
Cannon Circumference at Chase = 21 3/4 inches (55 cm)
Trunnion Diameter = 2 3/4 inches (7 cm)
Trunnion Length = 4 3/4 (12 cm)
Total Cannon Weight = More than 1,000 lbs (454+ kilograms)
Please note that this is an IDENTICAL PAIR but the other cannon is in a nearby warehouse so is NOT shown in these photos
This is a REPLICA Cannon! Not Genuine!
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