1640 Bronze 4-Pounder National Maritime Museum

Horsmonden made brass cannon at the National Maritime Museum

John Browne 4-pounder gun at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.

National Maritime Museum description

Bronze muzzleloading smoothbore 4-pdr gun mounted on a replica carriage. The gun is engraved: MOUNTIOY EARLE OF NEWPORT MR GENERALL OF THE ORDNANCE IOHN BROWNE MADE THIS PEECE 1640. Tudor rose crown CR (Charles I). Calibre: 3.2in.

Keyfacts

Founder: John Browne
Type: Brass Gun
Cast: 1639
Material: Bronze (Brass)
Calibre: 3.2″
Weight: n/a
Shot: 4 pound
Measurements: Overall: 600 mm x 1340 mm x 540 mm
Distinctive markings: Engraved MOUNTIOY EARLE OF NEWPORT MR GENERALL OF THE ORDNANCE IOHN BROWNE MADETHIS PEECE 1640. Tudor rose crown CR (Charles I).
Current location: National Maritime Museum
NMM ID: KTP0044

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