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They don't make 'em like that any more...
Breech-loading cannon
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from the Mary Rose
and a couple of very early "Tabatieres"
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Very, very neat stuff. Where are these? Europe somewhere?
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The Mary Rose's home port is Pompey(Plymouth).
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Another mysterious object...
The first two, very dark, photos were taken at the Mary Rose Museum. The last and brighter photo shows not only a Snider/Tabatiere-style swivel gun, but if you take a very close look at the bottom right corner you can see something very peculiar...
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Ok, I'll make it easier for you...
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Connoisseurs will note the twisted hexagonal form. Doesn't that make you think of...
...WHITWORTH !!!!
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Yes, it's a Whitworth 3-pounder cannon. Handy family-size. Would look good on my doorstep, but the Southsea Castle Museum wants to keep it
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Sorry, Patrick I actually knew that. Duh. Can I blame it on mental pause?
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You can make up for it and refresh your memory by going to Portsmouth and allowing yourself a couple of days (days, not hours!) to visit the Mary Rose, Victory, Warrior etc.
The Warrior has several HUNDRED 2-band Enfields on board. All replicas and securely chained to the racks!
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Patrick Chadwick
(a pity that the bananas don't dance any more)
They're dancing on the monitor here, if that's any consolation.
Would be fun casting new projectiles for the big Whitworth. 
And tempting to chase them downrange for recovery.
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