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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 3750281, member: 54&quot;]Not trying to brag but research me a bit and I think you’d give me some credit for knowing something, I collected and researched authentic antique cannons for over 30 years before my 200-piece collection “Springfield Arsenal” sold at Julia’s auction 2014-5.&nbsp; If the item was cast in 1738 there would be an iron/steel cruzetta embedded in the breech, easily detected with a magnet.&nbsp; On smaller cannons including the size of yours, the three or four outside end points of the steel are often visible on the surface of the breech.&nbsp; So if no ferrous metal detectable = modern item.&nbsp; Sorry but dem’s da facts![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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