Small Brass & Die Cast Metal Model Cannon.Firing pin Hole.From Military Estate

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Small Brass & Die Cast Metal Model Cannon.Firing pin Hole.From Military Estate:
$10.00

Small brass and cast iron Model Cannon.Barrel tilts,Wheels do not roll,Hole for firing pin.It weighs less than a pound and measures 3\" X 1.5 \"X 1.5\".Has patina(see pics).No manufacturer markings. and a low starting price.Will combine shipping if you purchase multiple Items.Thanks for Looking...and offerding!!All items I am selling are models / toys / collectables and are not intended to be used as weapons. These items are part of my Fathers military collectable estate.Sadly he passed away last year at the age of 87.He was a Korean war POW who spent 38 months in the camps of North Korea.For the 1st 6 months of the war he was part of a 1st cavalry 75 mm recoilless rifle unit.This was a weapon used generally against tanks and other armor. He was captured during the advancement of 200,000 Chinese Troops that marched across North Korea to the battleground in 19 days.He made some life long friends there and mourned the loss of some including Father Emil Kapaun who was allowed to perish from infection without treatment for ministering to the troops.Unfortunately me and my brother do not have room for the items in my Fathers collection and must let go.I am offering them here so hopefully they may go to the homes of other discerning collectors like my dad.Watch for more groups of items coming up as I get them together.

A cannon (plural: cannon or cannons) is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive-based propellants to launch a projectile, which may or may not be explosive. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees, depending on their intended use on the battlefield. The word cannon is derived from several languages, in which the original definition can usually be translated as tube, cane, or reed. In the modern era, the term cannon has fallen into decline, replaced by \"guns\" or \"artillery\" if not a more specific term such as \"gun\", \"mortar\" or \"howitzer\", except for in the field of aerial warfare, where it is often used as shorthand for autocannon.[1]

The Greeks invented the first type?a steam cannon?designed by Archimedes during the Siege of Syracuse. Ctesibius built a steam cannon in Alexandria and in the fifteenth century Leonardo da Vinci designed another, the Architonnerre, based on Archimedes\' work. The earliest form of gunpowder artillery was developed in Song China, over time replacing siege engines and other forms of aging weaponry. In the Middle East, the first use of the hand cannon is argued to be during the 1260 Battle of Ain Jalut between the Mamluk Sultanate and Mongol Empire. The first cannon in Europe were in use in the Iberian Peninsula by the mid-13th century. It was during this period, the Middle Ages, that cannon became standardised, and more effective in both the anti-infantry and siege roles. After the Middle Ages most large cannon were abandoned in favour of greater numbers of lighter, more manoeuvreable pieces. In addition, new technologies and tactics were developed, making most defences obsolete; this led to the construction of bastion forts, specifically designed to withstand artillery bombardment though these too, along with Martello towers, would find themselves rendered obsolete when explosive and armour piercing rounds made even these types of fortifications vulnerable.

The cannon also transformed naval warfare in the early modern period, as European navies took advantage of their firepower. As rifling became commonplace, the accuracy and destructive power of cannon was significantly increased, and they became deadlier than ever, both to infantry who belatedly had to adopt different tactics, and to ships, which had to be armoured. In World War I, the majority of combat fatalities were caused by artillery; they were also used widely in World War II. Most modern cannon are similar to those used in the Second World War, although the importance of the larger calibre weapons has declined with the development of missiles.

Cannon was widely known as the earliest form of a gun and artillery, before early firearms were invented.