Location:Fort Pitt Museum, Downtown
Type: Field
Country of Manufacture: France
Time Period: 7 Year's War
Identifying Marks:
On Barrel:
L' EMBUSCADE
ULTIMA
RATIO REGUM
Floral Device
Dolphin Handles
On Reinforcing Band:
4
On Barrel:
PLURIBUS
NEC IMPAR
Face With Sunburst
Bourbon Coat of Arms
On Breech Band:
A*STRASBOURG*PAR*J.*BERENGER*1758
On Left Trunnion:
No 8
On Right Trunnion:
P
681
*Note: This cannon was originally cast to fire a four pound projectile, but was re-bored during the U.S. Revolutionary War to fire a six pound projectile.
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Barrel Banner, 1 |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Barrel Banner, 2 |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Barrel Handles |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Bourbon Coat of Arms |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Breech Band 1 |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Breech Band 2 |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Breech Band 3 |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Breech Band 4 |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Breech Band 5 |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Dolphin Handle |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Floral Device, Barrel |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Front Sight |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Le Embuscade banner, Barrel |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Left Trunnion |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Muzzle |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Right Trunnion |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Side |
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| Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Sunburst Device, Breech Barrel |
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