Thank you Michael
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Originally Posted by Matchlock
... I, just like you, should date this barrel to roughly the 18th century. As most noise makers were made of wrought iron I think Manolo may be right and it may have been originally part of a mortar fixed to a heavy base plate and designed to fire in a 45 degree angle or so.
Anyway, I like it very much!  ... |
I like that you like it; it's a good sign
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I will then register it in my collection directory as a XVII-XVIII century item ... to be nice to myself
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Grüße.
Fernando