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       During the 1800's they were "Real toys for boys"!  Made mostly of cast iron, they fired using black powder, firecrackers, blank cartridges and caps .  Step back into time (a blast from the past?) and enjoy browsing over 50 pages of dozens of cannon. Included are pictures, patent abstracts and histories of selected great toy and salute cannon .  

Click on any of the headlines below to go to that page. 

Information about select cannons

Answers to some questions

Lyle guns / Life saving cannons 

Small cannon history

Ok, What's a Thunder mug?

Lessons about cannon barrels

Winchester Salute Cannon 

When firing small cannon; 
how much powder?  How to measure?  
Where to buy? Precautions?

R.H. Brown Co. Yacht Cannons - Circa 1890

One technique to load and fire a small black powder cannon!

"Strong" Yacht Cannon 

Just how loud is "loud"?    
Sound tests results for a variety of cannon firings!

Lavigne Yacht Cannon Co  Circa 1894

How can I reload my own plastic or brass blanks?
Three chambered salute cannons!  What's a cannon lock? 
(Fire a cannon with a lanyard)

 

A word of caution - Although small cannon, they can be dangerous!
About us
Reenactor News & Info
Picture Gallery - Interesting old photo's  (Expanded!)
  Stolen cannons  
Forgeries
Where can I go to see (or shoot) small cannon?
July 4th Post Cards - From the past
Cannon fun 
Who buys cannons? - Some statistics and amusing reasons.  
Types of cannon collectibles - New to this site? Start here!
"Mystery" cannon  - Can you help identify these?  
Cannon-Mania Fodder  Letters from viewers & customers
Selling your cannon?
News archives - Stories regarding cannons (anvil firing?) (Human cannon balls?)
Salute!  Cannons on board boats and at yacht clubs
Buyer beware!  Not all those cannons seen on the auction sites are as claimed to be!
"Not Cannons" These devices "fired", how ever they are not considered cannons.
" The Cannon Foundry"   -  featuring viewers cannon projects!  - 
"Cannon in battle" - featuring photo's of cannon shooting!

Information on this site is a small sampling of material to appear in a new book.
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