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16th-17th Lantaka Ship's Rail Cannon

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD
16th-17th Lantaka Ship's Rail Cannon
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This rail cannon is 41 in. long and the bore is 1 1/2 in. / 3CM. It is of cast bronze with a flaired muzzle and a cast floral pattern. Lantakas were used on merchant vessels to either signal events or ward off pirates This one has a swivel about mid-length.





Although most lantaka weighed under two hundred pounds, and many only a few pounds, the largest ones exceeded a thousand pounds with some weighing over a ton. Many of these guns were mounted on swivels and were known as swivel guns. The smaller ones could be mounted almost anywhere including in the rigging. Medium-sized cannon were frequently used in reinforced sockets on the vessel's rails and were sometimes referred to as rail guns. The heaviest swivel guns were mounted on modified gun carriages to make them more portable. State: City: Date: ID# 49677