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Large bronze cannon, officially replicated in 2010 from the French cannon "La Populaire" of 1756.

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Non-wreck Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD
Large bronze cannon, officially replicated in 2010 from the French cannon  La Populaire  of 1756.
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Large bronze cannon, officially replicated in 2010 from the French cannon "La Populaire" of 1756. Approx. 700 lb, 5'6" long. The original cannon from which this replica was cast is a famous gun made in Strasbourg for the French King Louis XIV in 1756 and presented by George Washington to the Chatham Artillery in 1791 as a reminder of America's struggle for independence. It is decorated with the French royal coat-of-arms, an ornate sun (the king's personal emblem), and ribbons with Latin inscription that means "Last Argument of Kings." The dolphin-shaped lifting handles above the trunnions may refer to the Dauphin of France as well. A beautifully patinated and thoroughly faithful reproduction, professionally crafted, and in fact the only example that can be sold, as it was the personal property of the gun-founder who made only two others under commission for display at the Frazier History Museum (owned by the Royal Armouries Museum in the UK) in Louisville, Kentucky.