[SoulManic]

Originally Posted by susie123

Yes, I too got taken aback by the word trunnion used in that context.

I think a restoration or replication would be a good thing, a bit of hands-on history, but then I am probably biased. Way back I was involved in something similar - I worked as a conservator for the Mary Rose Trust in Portsmouth and was one of a team who cleaned the bronze cannons recovered from the wreck. An original gun carriage was also recovered and a replica was made. We also had a fibreglass replica of one of the cannon made - much lighter for taking around for display purposes!

The Mary Rose - Armament - Page 4 of 9 - Guns

Thanks for the support. A fibreglass replica of the cannon barrel would be a brilliant completion to the project.
Anyone know of any old photographs of the cannon which could be used as a basis for the restoration?