A PAIR of Large & Rare VOC BATAVIA
4 Pounder Serpent Head Cannons
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Items Location: Manila, Philippines
Below see the photos & details of the PAIR of
MUSEUM QUALITY VOC BATAVIA (ancient Jakarta) 4 Pounder
Serpent Head Cannons!
(Fires a 4 Pound cannon ball)
 Note the Serpent Head & Intricate carvings throughout! |
1613 VOC 4 Pounder Cannon details
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Left - 3 1/4" (8.5 cm) Bore front view showing Serpent Head front |
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Left - Right side of Cannon Serpent Head muzzle |
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Left - Left side of Cannon Serpent Head muzzle |
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Left - Trunnion on right side of Cannon |
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Left - Top of Cannon over Trunnions with date; 1613 and stamp; B (Batavia) |
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Left - Top of Cannon with writing; VOC Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company) |
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Left - Top of BREECH showing Vent & Cascable |
1613 VOC 4 Pounder Serpent Head Cannon details
Length = 104 inches (264 cm)
Bore Diameter = 5 1/4 inches (8.5 cm)
Breech Circumference = 31 (81 cm)
Cannon Circumference fwd of Breech = 33 1/4 inches (83.5 cm)
Cannon Circumference at Trunnions = 29 inches (74 cm)
Cannon Width at Trunnions = 18 1/2 inches (47 cm)
Cannon Circumference at Chase = 21 1/4 inches (53.5 cm)
Trunnion Diameter = 3 1/2 inches (9 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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