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Bronze or brass "lantaka" swivel cannon (ornate), Dutch East Indies, late 1700s-early 1800s, with or

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Bronze or brass  lantaka  swivel cannon (ornate), Dutch East Indies, late 1700s-early 1800s, with or
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Bronze or brass "lantaka" swivel cannon (ornate), Dutch East Indies, late 1700s-early 1800s, with original yoke. 24 lb, 32-1/2" long and 4-1/2" at its widest. Typical specimen with ornate design all over, the barrel octagonal before yoke and round to wide, flared muzzle, 1" bore, snakelike "dolphins" (lifting handles) at top, hollow cascabel with remnants of the original tiller inside, nicely patinated with bright brassy color peeking through.