I am wondering what the odds are that a swivel gun fell overboard and  washed 
ashore? My suspicious mind makes me wonder if the ship to which it was  once 
attached is not nearby? I know of at least one cannon from the sailing ship  
Betsy that wrecked off Santa Barbara in 1946 that washed ashore. 
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
 
 
In a message dated 3/6/2008 3:58:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
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Hi,
I  am wondering if anyone can help identify / date a small iron cannon
(swivel  gun?) found by a beachcomber in southeast Alaska?  Russians,
British,  Spanish, and Americans were all in this region during the late
18th and  19th centuries.  I have posted a photo and dimensions  at:
http://www.alaska.net/~oha/Kake-Cannon/.  Sorry for the  cross-posting --
this was also sent to  SUBARCH.

Thanks,
Dave


Dave McMahan
State  Archaeologist, Deputy SHPO
Alaska Office of History and Archaeology
550  W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1310
Anchorage, AK 99503-3565
Voice: (907)  269-8723
Fax: (907)  269-8908





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