The Various Naval Cannon American Revolutionary 3-Pounder Lot 2 is a Antique first produced in 1851. It carries a scarcity score of 82/100 based on tracked survey data, with 17 active listings currently on the secondary market and a global benchmark price of $115,122.
This naval cannon is a small-caliber three-pounder of the type mounted aboard smaller warships, privateers, and merchant vessels during the age of sail, when guns of this size served both as close-range defensive armament and as signal or saluting pieces aboard larger ships of the line. Three-pounders remained in naval and coastal service well beyond the American Revolutionary War era, as older bronze and iron gun patterns continued to be cast and used throughout the first half of the nineteenth century even as naval ordnance steadily grew in size and sophistication. Muzzle-loading smoothbore cannon of this scale required a relatively small crew to operate compared to larger deck guns, making them practical armament for smaller or lightly manned vessels. Cast in the mid-nineteenth century, this example reflects the persistence of an older gun pattern well into the era of expanding naval technology.