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Copper Range Cannon [131916]

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Copper Range Cannon  [131916]
SOLD
3,600.00USDto L********L+ buyer's premium (900.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 May 15 @ 08:07UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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This 20-pound, solid copper cannon comes with stories of how Bill Mayrsohn had the cannon made from an ingot of Copper Range (Michigan) copper . Mayrsohn worked for Copper Range from 1980-1984 as a marketing manager. After moving to Nevada about 1985, Mayrsohn liked to fire it in the Nevada desert from time to time with black powder and lead balls (abandoned cars were a favorite target, so we're told). The barrel is 16-1/2 inches long from the muzzle to the button on the breech and approx 2-3/4 inches in diameter with a 0.9-inch bore. The cannon rests on a custom-made wooden carriage with four wooden wheels. A touch hole is just forward of the base ring. See photos for details of design and condition. Overall size of the assembly is approx. 16 x 7-1/4 x 7 inches.

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State: Utah
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Provenance: William Mayrsohn Collection