Wheelhub of Russian cannon

Introduction

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Wheelhub of Russian cannon

Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 10 Feb 2007

Inscription as it appears on one of the hubs. The other shows the date, 1823. An explanatory plate on the cannon notes that it was called 'Shvalov's Edinrag' or unicorn. The cannon can be seen in its entirety here Image

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