This 8 ft. long cast-iron cannon was able to fire 6-lb. Round shot several thousand yards. It could also be loaded with anti-personnel shot. Crudely chiseled numbers 17-3-0 run lengthwise along the first reinforce. The numbers represent the weight of the gun in hundred weights [17(112) + 3(28) = 1988lbs.]. The trunnions are tapered and set low indicating an early 18th century date for the cannon. This gun, along with a similar cannon (C-2) is currently undergoing electorlytic reduction treatment to remove corrosive chlorides and stabilize the metal. Cannon ball being unloaded from C-3.

This cast-iron cannon is considerably smaller than the others, measuring only 6 ft. in length. The numbers 6-3-7 are stamped laterally on the breech, and when converted to hundred weights [6(112) + 3(28) + 7], indicate that the cannon weighs 763 lbs. The letter P representing "proof" also appears on the tube just aft of the trunnions. The muzzle is comparatively clean of encrustation and may have been protected by a tompion, and the touch hole is stopped with a wooden peg, perhaps indicating that the gun is loaded. A section of the muzzle and two reinforcement rings were worn down or sheared away in the wrecking process.

A brass barrel from a blunderbuss (length 26.5 in.) was one of the first artifacts recovered from the site in 1996. The blunderbuss was a short, shoulder-fired flintlock weapon commonly used on board ships throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centruies. The blunderbuss typically fired a hand full of lead shot, and was an effective anti-personal weapon in confined spaces or at short ranges.

Many weapons of inferior quality were being produced, imported, and sold in England during the early part of the seventeenth century. Cannon, muskets, and pistols, for example, often exploded when fired. To solve the problem, a law was passed in 1637 ordering all weapons to be inspected and test-fired by the Gunmaker's Company, and one from the manufacturer. The letter V beneath a crown indicates that the weapon had been "viewed" and approved for testing. The letters GP ("Gunmaker's Proved") beneath a crown indicates that the weapon had been test-fired. Both of these marks were altered in 1672 and 1702. The third mark identifies the maker and typically consists of his initials and a unique symbol previously registered with the Gunmaker's Company.

The blunderbuss barrel recovered from the QAR features the appropriate three marks near the breech, confirming its English origin. The style of the two Gunmaker's Company marks dates the weapon to after 1672 but before 1702. The maker's mark includes the initials IH, and although the mark has not yet been identified, research indicates that at least four gunsmiths with those initials operated in London from 1672 to 1718.

A small concretion found in June, 1999, appears to be the remains of a small wooden box or container. A slat of wood still survives, atop of which was a pile of lead bird shot, three variously worked gunflints, three pieces of chert debitage, and a pewter spoon. The debitage suggests that the flints were produced on board the ship. Gunflints were placed in the jaws of a lock and produced a spark when struck against the frizzen, thus igniting the powder in the barrel of a rifle, blunderbus, or pistol.

A brass butt plate with three fastener holes was recovered from the concretion attached to cannon C-4. A brass side-plate in the form of a sea serpent was also recovered from the concretion. Both of these artifacts may have come from a blunderbuss or similar shoulder-fired weapon. Nearly identical side-plates were found on the pirate ship Whydah Galley

A wide variety of small caliber lead round shot was found during the 1998 field season. The shot could be used in muskets, pistols, and blunderbusses, or bagged and fired from cannon as anti-personal projectiles. Careful analysis has revealed two basic methods of manufacture for the shot. The larger caliber shot (diameter .30-.71 in.) was produced individually by pouring molten lead into a two-part mold. Seam lines and a casting sprue are evident on many of the samples. The smaller shot (diameter .06-.20 in.) resembles "bird shot" and was manufactured by pouring molten lead through a brass colander that allowed lead droplets to fall about 1 ft. Into a container of water. This method, first publicized by Prince Rupert in 1665, is indicated by slightly ovoid-shaped shot with small dimples in the flattened faces. The shot-tower method, capable of producing more perfectly spherical shot, was not to become popular for another century.

Two hand grenades were found attached to a pewter platter recovered in 1998. The grenades are cast iron spheres packed with gun powder and pierced to accept a hollow wooden fuse. The fuse also contained powder and a paper match, and was lit and thrown at the enemy with devastating results. Occasionally the fuse was too long, giving the intended victims the opportunity to return the grenade to the pirates. Identical examples were recovered from the pirate ship Whydah Galley, lost off Cape Cod in 1717.

A rectangular sandstone whetstone (4.2 x 1.5 x 0.6 in.) exhibits considerable usage patterns along the edges. This artifact may have been used to sharpen cutlasses, knives, boarding axes, or other edged weapons and tools.