ANGLETERRE, XIXème siècle Shipboard or place defense gun. Cast-iron barrel, marked "B.P" under closed crown and "B.P. & Co". Rectangular riser behind the light. Gilded breech with rope ring. Barrel length: 80 cm - Breech width: 20.5 cm approx. Mouth: outer width: 9.8 cm - inner width: 9.7 cm. Stepped oak carriage on four wooden wheels with pins, with barrel tenon retaining plates, mounting hooks and iron side rings. H. 46.5 cm - L 54.5 cm - Wheel diameter 17.5 cm. Wear, scratches and a few knocks on the barrel and carriage, with a few chips. Without wheel chocks. The initials B.P. under the British crown and "B.P. & Co" signify membership of the "Bristol Port", i.e. the Bristol Arsenal. Provenance : Collections of Baron SURCOUF, famous privateer, and his descendants.