Fort Pitt Museum, L' Embuscade-Downtown

Location:Fort Pitt Museum, Downtown

Type: Field 

Country of Manufacture: France

Time Period: 7 Year's War

Identifying Marks: 

On Barrel:

L' EMBUSCADE

ULTIMA

RATIO           REGUM

Floral Device

Dolphin Handles

On Reinforcing Band:

4

On Barrel:

PLURIBUS

NEC         IMPAR

Face With Sunburst

Bourbon Coat of Arms

On Breech Band:

A*STRASBOURG*PAR*J.*BERENGER*1758

On Left Trunnion:

No 8

On Right Trunnion:

P

681

*Note: This cannon was originally cast to fire a four pound projectile, but was re-bored during the U.S. Revolutionary War to fire a six pound projectile.

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Barrel Banner, 1

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Barrel Banner, 2

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Barrel Handles

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Bourbon Coat of Arms

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Breech Band 1

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Breech Band 2

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Breech Band 3

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Breech Band 4

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Breech Band 5

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Dolphin Handle

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Floral Device, Barrel

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Front Sight

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Le Embuscade banner, Barrel

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Left Trunnion

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Muzzle

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Right Trunnion

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Side

Fort Pitt Museum, Le Embuscade, Downtown-Sunburst Device, Breech Barrel