A bronze reduced scale model of a Kingdom of Naples cannon, dated 1829.

Mounted on a Gribeauval system field carriage.

Barrel length: 30 cm. Bore: 15 mm.

With the crest of Ferdinand, King of the Two Sicilies, and VELASCO.

Base ring marked: FUSO DAL CAP PANZERA A J. LUGLIO 1829

“Cast by Capitano Panzera on 1st July 1829”

Trunnions marked: REALE F. DI NAP.LI – P. LIB 5. ON 6

Display base: 51 x 34 cm.

Literature:

Cannoni del Regno delle Due Sicilie. Francesco Caputo. Napoli Cuzzolin, 2007.

Description de l’art de fabriquer les canons. Paris, De l’Imprimerie du Comité de Salut public. Gaspard Monge. Paris, 1794.