Dutch Antique Swivelgun/Cannon
Cast in c.1720 in Enkhuizen, Netherlands by bellfounder Jan Crans for the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company) - Chamber of Amsterdam
Bearing the Enkhuizen proof mark (crowned shield with three herrings), VOC shield and 16 lood weight marking on the muzzle
A cannon from the same casting exists as part of the ‘Visser Collection’, on display at the Rijksmuseum (Dutch National Museum) in Amsterdam.
800mm in length, 133mm in diameter at widest point
(See scale drawings)
Presented on a modern carriage
Carriage not included
Located on the Northern Rivers of NSW, Australia.
International shipping available at buyers expense.
Dutch Antique Swivelgun/Cannon
Cast in c.1720 in Enkhuizen, Netherlands by bellfounder Jan Crans for the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company) - Chamber of Amsterdam
Bearing the Enkhuizen proof mark (crowned shield with three herrings), VOC shield and 16 lood weight marking on the muzzle
A cannon from the same casting exists as part of the ‘Visser Collection’, on display at the Rijksmuseum (Dutch National Museum) in Amsterdam.
800mm in length, 133mm in diameter at widest point
(See scale drawings)
Presented on a modern carriage
Carriage not included
Located on the Northern Rivers of NSW, Australia.
International shipping available at buyers expense.
