4339 EXCELLENT REPRODUCTION DANIEL KING BRONZE

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 Nov 02 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 500.00 USD
Estimated at 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
HOWITZER. Cal. 2.85". NSN. Daniel King, Germantown, Pennsylvania was the most famous maker of American cannon during the Revolutionary War, first made in 1775. Facsimiles have been made for many years. Few originals survive. This well-made cast bronze copy measures 17" overall, 12.5" bore. Engraved "Z C / N0. 5" and "D. KING / GERMANTOWN". This small artillery piece may look like an "excuse" for a cannon; but it was actually a devastating anti-personnel weapon. These so-called "King" Howitzers fired canister rounds, like a large shot gun. The rounds could be solid shot or exploding "grenade" shells timed by fuses to burst above the ground. General "Mad Anthony" Wayne had 16 of these nasty weapons, which when fired together laid down withering curtain of lead with a wide killing radius. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: copies of Daniel King genealogy and research. CONDITION: fine overall, decades old dark bronze patina. (02-22283/JS). NON-GUN. $1,000-1,500.