Bronze 6 Pounder Model 1841 Cannon Descended in the Ames Family. in Fairfield, ME

$22,500 Bronze 6 Pounder Model 1841 Cannon Descended in the Ames

SN 56. Cal. 3.67" SN 56. This 6 pounder bronze cannon which weighs 888 pounds. was made in 1851 by the Ames Foundry in Chicopee, Mass. and so marked on right trunion. This cannon saw service in the Civil War and later was on display in the Ames' family lawn at Chicopee Falls, Mass. This rarely offered Civil War used bronze cannon (the last bronze 6 lb M-1841 cannon sold in public auction we can find was sold almost 20 yrs ago). Is accompanied by several letters of provenance dating it back to display on the Ames' family lawn and later to Bannerman's who sold the cannon in 1959. The cannon is still mounted on a carriage made then from original ordnance prints utilizing original Civil War wheels. This gun was used in several Civil War centennial events and finally ended up in Oregon "to star in close-up shots in Jimmy Stewart's movie Shenandoah". This cannon has been used repeatedly in movies and stills and was the prime piece of U.S. training films in 1959 and 1960. General Mark Clark, of the Citadel in Charleston requested the use of this cannon during the centennial reenactment of the "Star Of The West" incident. This cannon is also listed by registry number the "The Big Guns" by Olmsted and Stark on page 294. This cannon and carriage are accompanied by a provenance file which copies are available for perspective buyers. PROVENANCE

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