Exactly, 'Nando, 
 
The hole in the muzzle plate/flat is highly unusual and dangerous, and the lateral damages seem to be rests of former integral stone trunnions, which would make much more sense than drilling a horizontal hole for a transversal bar into granite  ... 
 
Best, 
Michl
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
				  
				
					
						Last edited by Matchlock; 30th November 2013 at 07:24 PM.
					
					
				
			
		
		
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