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Marker detail: 44 Qs 81-1/4 Ls
Photographer: Cosmos Mariner
Taken: December 12, 2018
Caption: Marker detail: 44 Qs 81-1/4 Ls
Additional Description: This cannon weighs 44 quintals (hundredweights) and 81-1/4 old Castilian pounds, 3 or 4,545 y modern pounds

Este cañón pesa 44 quintales, 81-1/4 libras antiguas castellanas, o 2,062 kilos

Dolphins
Dolphins were used to help balance the cannon when lifted on and off the carriage.

Los delfines se usaban para balancear el cañón cuando se levantaba o se sacaba de su cureña.
Submitted: December 28, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p458536
File Size: 1.319 Megabytes

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