Original 1780 Battle of Charleston South Carolina Excavated Small Ship's Iron Falconet Swivel Cannon U.S. Military Maps Anchor) insignia on the left

Anchor) insignia on the left side as shown

Forrestal concluded that both Kimmel and Stark had "failed to demonstrate the superior judgment necessary for exercising command commensurate with their rank and their assigned duties

The wappen is a beautiful gold example with the badge for the NCO school attached to the front

The rear sight is absent and the Wood full stock comes to 3" of the barrel's muzzle and the stock retains it's original steel nose cap and the ram rod is still present

It does have staining and light pitting

Original 1780 Battle of Charleston South Carolina Excavated Small Ship's Iron Falconet Swivel Cannon U.S. Military Maps Anchor) insignia on the leftOriginal Item: Only One available. Recently acquired from the estate of a prominent American collector this is a fantastic small Falconet ship's iron cannon that was excavated in 2020 from Charleston South Carolina. It is encased in pitting and petrified mud and the details of the cannon have long been obscured. Of particular note is that the trunnions were removed, likely because after it was taken out of service, this tube was used as ballast in the