12-pounder Gun

National Museum Of The U.S. Navy, Washington, District Of Columbia
12-pounder Gun-52313
Creator: Preston Company of England
Content Description: The markings on the top of the tube indicate that this 12-pounder cast-iron gun was made by Preston Company of England. It bears the East India Company mark. An 1834 inventory at the Brooklyn Navy Yard included a gun identical except that its weight was marked: 25: 0: 12.
Identifier: 2011.0672.0005