The Sweden Cannon

The Sweden saluting cannon is a replica of the cannons on board the Karl XI, one of the largest gunships of Sweden’s age of greatness. Sweden was at war with both Denmark and Russia around the beginning of the 18th century. Karlskrona and its naval dockyard were founded in the 1680s to build gunships on a large scale. The biggest was the three-decked Karl XI or Carolus, launched in 1694 and armed with 110 thirty-six-pound cannons.
 

Scale	1:5
Materials	The barrel is cast in red brass and treated in an acid bath to produce a green patina. The carriage is made from oak, treated with Roslagen mahogany. The cannon comes in an “ammunition case” with handles of three-strand hemp rope.
Length	39 cm (barrel 38 cm)
Weight	6 kg
Calibre	17 mm