Original WWII U.S. Coast Guard Bronze Line Throwing Cannon Lyle Gun with Steel Mount Spade Grip Assembly MOUNT MORTAR 60MM

MOUNT MORTAR 60MM

This is a genuine WWII Reichsbahn military marked railwayman's carbide burner lantern found in a French flea market

Most compelling is an engraved inscription on the "Urn" shaped silver plated hilt pommel

which as Richard Hosmer points out in his definitive work on the

Original WWII U.S. Coast Guard Bronze Line Throwing Cannon Lyle Gun with Steel Mount Spade Grip Assembly MOUNT MORTAR 60MMOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a distinctive Waffle barrel Lyle gun made by the Naval Co of Philadelphia. It is constructed of bronze with a steel lined bore manufactured by the and dated around the muzzle 2 15 45. The tube is maker marked and a "flower" proof the has U S C G in the leaves. The tube measures 23 inches, the bore length is 21 inches and the bore diameter is 1. 75 inches. The steel base is 27 inches x 11. 5 inches. Overall