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Cannon 19 is a cast
iron 1-pounder 4 feet in length from base ring to muzzle. The
reinforces are distinct and the cascabel is somewhat flat, compared
to the other recovered guns. The conical trunnion are cast low
on the reinforce, anchored into solid metal beneath the bore.
The master founder's
mark "IEC" is embossed on the face of the right trunnion
indicating that the gun was produced at the Ehrendal foundry in
Sweden. Cannon 19 has a "713" embossed on the face of
the left trunnion indicating 1713 as the casting date.
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