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Saturday, April 30, 2016

Rusty Cannon



This cannon was made by Krupp Steel in Germany, and likely placed here by the Spanish circa 1880. It was part of the defense of Havana. This is an early sliding block, breech loading cannon. Some modern cannons still use a similar sliding breech block mechanism. Don't believe it was ever fired in anger as the American forces did not sail directly into Havana harbor during the Spanish-American War. 

8 comments:

  1. Threathening, even if it wasn 't ever fired.

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  2. Corrupt Krupp has fought Americans for years!

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  3. That's a very solid looking piece of menace. Love the detail in your shot.

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  4. So, has Vera found work as a powder monkey?

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    1. Vera was on an inspection tour and was angry with the lack of maintenance on this cannon.

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  5. I always like the look of rust and old falling apart stuff, but my husband can only think about how people should be taking better care of their artifacts!

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