SARA_Cannon_Carriage_SOW_Attachment_C_American_6-pounder.pdf

This is a CISMAS Simple Cast Gun Recording Form, which is a technical documentation template used to catalog and record detailed specifications of historical cast iron artillery pieces.

The form documents a Light 6-pounder cannon located in front of the Saratoga Monument, recorded on December 17, 2025, by Eric Schnitzer. The gun weighs 741 pounds and is carriage-mounted. It is identified as a replica of a Muller gun cast at Salisbury Furnace in 1777, with parallel trunnions and an inner diameter specification. Key dimensional measurements include a basic ring diameter of 10½ inches, muzzle swell diameter of 9 inches, bore diameter of approximately 3¾ inches (near 3¹¹/₁₆), trunnion diameter of 3¼ inches, trunnion offset of ¾ inches, and button end to muzzle face of 59¾ inches. The form indicates measurements are in imperial units and that the material is cast iron. Notable findings recorded in the notes section specify that no identification markings were observed on either the trunnion faces or breech of the gun. The form version is dated 20.III.2015 (March 20, 2015).