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TOY
Unique ID: LANCUM-EC68C8
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete, Post-Medieval, copper-alloy, toy cannon dating between 1675 - 1800AD. The barrel is called a cascable and the knop at the end of the breech chamber a cascable button. The barrel has circumferential mouldings and a breech chamber with a vent-hole sometimes referred to as a 'touch-hole'. There are two trunnions or basal lugs for attachment to a block or stock that are circular in cross-section. The trunnions sat in the top of the cheeks of the gun carriage and enabled the piece to be elevated. The muzzle flares outwards and is slightly misshapen. The canon is similar to other cannons on the database such as PUBLIC-091D13 and WAW-44E267.
The length is 46mm and the width is 7mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1675
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46 mm
Width: 7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st October 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Pendle (District)
To be known as: PENDLE HILL
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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