Help in identifying

[Lamorte12]

Good Morning gentlemen I was hoping to ask for assistance in identifying a cannon that was found in the basement of a Long Island estate. I have attached several photos for your viewing and as a side note the barrel inside diameter is approximately 2 3/8" inside diameter.

 

[andy52]

I'm no expert on cannons but it appears to be a cannonade of some sort.

 

[Lamorte12]

I'm no expert on cannons but it appears to be a cannonade of some sort.

Thank You Very Much I appreciate the feedback

 

[andy52]

Sorry I misspelled that term it's carronade

 

[Rich44]

I am no expert either, but that is a real nice find. Looks like a very sturdy well built barrel. Super nice to rebuild some sort of carriage. Hope someone will post what the complete gun should look like.

 

[andy52]

They were meant for close range naval warfare, sort of the last cannons fired before you jumped onto the deck of the opposing ship and started whacking someone.

 

[Lamorte12]

Thanks to all!!

 

[sportster73hp]

And a very stout metal carry dolly .

 

[Youngblood]

Whats the handle thing on the back?
Does the breech end screw off for breech loading?

 

[Auldjin]

That's the cascabel. Ropes used to stop the piece when recoiling are attached to it. Sometimes there is a ring rather than a knob as shown in the carronade.

 

[Wncman]

It looks like a Cohern mortar.
So it could easily date to the 1700’s

 

[Wncman]

Maybe looked at it wrong. It’s likely a close quarter cannon

 

[Youngblood]

Im not referring to the cascabel. The other handle looking thing-

 

[Auldjin]

My apologies I missed that at first. I don't think I have ever seen anything like that before.