Two pairs of Danish 2-pounder bronze naval Falconet cannons attributed to the Gamst foundry of Copenhagen, circa 1808 – 1810.

Each on later oak standing carriages.

Barrel length: 36 inches (91.5 cm).

Bore diameter: 2 inches.

Overall length on carriages: 110 cm.

Width: 33 cm.

This type of cannon was produced after the British Royal Navy removed the munitions from the Copenhagen naval arsenal in 1807, after the Bombardment of Copenhagen. In response to this the Danish Navy needed to rebuild its naval defences, and such cannon were made by the Danish gun foundry in Frederiksværkj, and the Gamst foundry, København. Gamst was the only private foundry capable of producing such armament. This is described in the book: Danish artillery during the Napoleonic age, by the Danish Royal Arsenal Museum. The pattern of these cannon was designed in late 18^th century, and were later cast to be used in “The Gunboat War”, Kanonbådskrigen, 1807–1814, against the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars.

There are examples of such cannon, in the collection of the Tøjhus museum, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Literature: Dansk artilleri i Napoleonstiden. Forudsætninger og udvikling 1760-1814. Egon Eriksen og Ole L. Frantzen. Tøjhusmuseets Skrifter 11, København, 1988.

The Gamst foundry was established in Copenhagen in 1782. (Later: Gamst & Lund).