POST MEDIEVAL TOY

1700

A complete cast copper alloy toy miniature cannon of late post-medieval date. The toy is comprised of a circular barrel, or cascable, which tapers in diameter from the bulbous knop, or cascable button, at one end to the muzzle at the other. Both muzzle and breech ends of the cannon have double banded raised collars, the breech end being slightly fluted, and two trunnions or basal lugs for attachment to a block or stock project midway along the barrel.The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is slightly worn. The cannon is 42.4mm long, 8.2mm in diameter and weighs 7.4g.Numerous similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database including: Unique ID: SWYOR-E21697, IOW-9F60A7 and LANCUM-EC68C8.