Artifact 01-01 is a dark colored lead bushing with minor damage from an explosion.
Use
This folded sheet of lead was used to allow a smaller gun to set on a carriage that was designed for a larger piece of ordinance. It would have been placed around the trunnion of the cannon.
Collection
Valcour Bay Research Project Collection
Made/Created
Date made
1776
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Artillery
Nomenclature Class
Armaments
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
