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TOY
Unique ID: SUR-6DE2A9
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A large post medieval cast copper alloy toy cannon measuring 87.44mm. The chase tapers lightly and the muzzle is straight rather than flaring. There is a pair of prominent trunnions on the moulded reinforcement ring. The cascabel is rounded with prominent collars and ends in a substantial knob. The vent is presently plugged.
Class: cannon
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 170
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 87.44 mm
Width: 33.5 mm
Weight: 57.95 g
Diameter: 16.46 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: B14-634
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Wokingham (Unitary Authority)
District: Wokingham (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Wokingham Without (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU8167
Four figure Latitude: 51.3962633
Four figure longitude: -0.83711342
1:25K map: SU8167
1:10K map: SU86NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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