A Russian iron mortar, removed from Russian fortifications at Hangö, dated 1835 Of massive proportions, with lipped muzzle cast with two bands of astragals and fillets, constricted breech cast in low relief with the arms of Imperial Russia, formed with a pair of trunnions, the ends of which are each inscribed with Cyrillic letters and numerals in three lines, the left trunnion including the gun's number "". On an iron mounted wooden bed (no provision for quoin), with a modern brass plaque inscribed "Russian Mortar Taken from Hango in 1855 b, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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