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Ships cannon?
I got this at an auction awesome time ago.i believe it was a small ships cannon for boarding pirates,any opinions. 
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I got this at an auction awesome time ago.i believe it was a small ships cannon for boarding pirates,any opinions. |
Might be hard pressed to find real pirates in albeeria but I suppose you could head to little Somalia in Edmonton might have some luck there.
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02-23-2018, 09:02 AM
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No pics? I would guess you have a signalling cannon?
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02-23-2018, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Norwest Alta
Might be hard pressed to find real pirates in albeeria but I suppose you could head to little Somalia in Edmonton might have some luck there.
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Parliament building,, should be lots of pirates there
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02-23-2018, 09:17 AM
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Might be hard pressed to find real pirates in albeeria but I suppose you could head to little Somalia in Edmonton might have some luck there.
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Trying to down load thru Imjur having problems sorry
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02-23-2018, 09:21 AM
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Need a old land yacht to mount it on. The frost heaves on hwy 43 will be just like you're sailing on the high seas. Lol
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02-23-2018, 09:23 AM
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Was there supposed to be a picture attached? I don't think it uploaded correctly.
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02-23-2018, 09:28 AM
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Norwest Alta, What about the Last Saskatchewan Pirate?
Norwest Alta,
As a Red Blooded Albertan, are you really telling the group that you have never heard of the Last Saskatchewan Pirate?
Captain Tractor eulogized him in the Song of the same name.
I heard that he still roams the banks of the mighty Saskatchewan. AND HE DOESN'T PAY NO GST!!!!!
I bet that little cannon was just to protect that load of wheat and barley, and all those other grains!
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02-23-2018, 09:32 AM
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Norwest Alta,
As a Red Blooded Albertan, are you really telling the group that you have never heard of the Last Saskatchewan Pirate?
Captain Tractor eulogized him in the Song of the same name.
I heard that he still roams the banks of the mighty Saskatchewan. AND HE DOESN'T PAY NO GST!!!!!
I bet that little cannon was just to protect that load of wheat and barley, and all those other grains!
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Yes I've heard of him. He a good pirate. I was figuring it's a cannon for bad pirates. Without pics I can't tell if it's a good pirate cannon or a bad one.
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02-23-2018, 09:33 AM
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Seems I had the same thought as Drewski Canuck
https://youtu.be/8G_L9tXEwmc
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On behalf of the OP.
Looks like it’s a glorified toy. Something you’d see at a blackpowder rendezvous.
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02-23-2018, 09:40 AM
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On behalf of the OP.
Looks like it’s a glorified toy. Something you’d see at a blackpowder rendezvous.
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Thanks for posting. I believe that it's the real thing, solid brass weighs about 40 lbs,gunpowder residue.the carriage is hokey ,just a prop.
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02-23-2018, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Drewski Canuck
Norwest Alta,
As a Red Blooded Albertan, are you really telling the group that you have never heard of the Last Saskatchewan Pirate?
Captain Tractor eulogized him in the Song of the same name.
I heard that he still roams the banks of the mighty Saskatchewan. AND HE DOESN'T PAY NO GST!!!!!
I bet that little cannon was just to protect that load of wheat and barley, and all those other grains!
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I would bet money there were pirates on the big lakes here in Alberta, no proof though. 
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02-23-2018, 09:50 AM
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Ships cannon
I was thinking of mounting it on the hood of my truck as an ornament and off-road duck hunting lol.
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02-23-2018, 09:53 AM
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Thanks for posting. I believe that it's the real thing, solid brass weighs about 40 lbs,gunpowder residue.the carriage is hokey ,just a prop.
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If it’s legit, there will be proof marks and other casting cartouches somewhere on the gun.... more looking and more pics.
If it’s circa correct, it’s in pretty fine shape for its age, even re creations and a few buckets of single F will be prematurely aged.
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I was thinking of mounting it on the hood of my truck as an ornament and off-road duck hunting lol.
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Now you're talking. Need a couple more so you can do a full broadside.
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02-23-2018, 10:11 AM
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I was thinking of mounting it on the hood of my truck as an ornament and off-road duck hunting lol.
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Defiantly will garner yourself some attention with such an arrangement.
Quite possibly attention you didn’t want, mind you.
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02-23-2018, 10:12 AM
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Any Self Respecting Pirate in Alberta would know that your ship of choice is an old El Camino flying the Skull and Cross Bones.
Imagine that thing mounted on that long sweeping hood.
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02-23-2018, 10:30 AM
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Any Self Respecting Pirate in Alberta would know that your ship of choice is an old El Camino flying the Skull and Cross Bones.
Imagine that thing mounted on that long sweeping hood.
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Well that is a classy rig. I envisioned a LTD
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02-23-2018, 10:33 AM
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cannon
Fishalong Would you like his bigger brother?
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02-23-2018, 10:41 AM
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Signal Cannon
They also made smaller cannons for signaling from shore based instillation or it could even be a signal cannon from a yacht club .
Used to signal the start of a regatta or the finish of a race.
Then again it could have been carried in the back of a wagon or a buckboard for other reasons too.
Lots of possibilities.
Rob
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Fishalong Would you like his bigger brother?
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I might. Will it fit on the old combine in my yard or have to mount it on the duetz?
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02-23-2018, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Dick284
If it’s legit, there will be proof marks and other casting cartouches somewhere on the gun.... more looking and more pics.
If it’s circa correct, it’s in pretty fine shape for its age, even re creations and a few buckets of single F will be prematurely aged.
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I can find no makings on it anywhere
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02-23-2018, 10:50 AM
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Maybe it's from Oak Island
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02-23-2018, 10:51 AM
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It’s a jobber copy, is my guess then.
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I had a client (passed away a good 14 or so years now) whose hobby was building replica antique cannon and artillery but scaled down. He was quite financially comfortable and he had a nicely equipped shop in his walk out basement in the Scarboro neighborhood here in town. He was an entomologist but I believe he also used to own CFCN some time ago. Nice gent, always fun to chat with. Lovely character home too.
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Parliament building,, should be lots of pirates there
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ARRRR!!! That's a terrible insult to pirates everywhere!!!
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Looks like something I could use on Hwy 40!
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Looks like something I could use on Hwy 40!
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Apache gun ship would be more reasonable
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