Researchers Find America's Oldest Firearm: A Conquistador's Cannon

By Zac K

You never know what you’ll find when you start digging. Myself, I’ve only ever uncovered some old toy cars and Star Wars action figures, but down in Arizona, researchers have uncovered what they believe is the oldest firearm in the U.S.—an ancient conquistador’s cannon.Cannon time @ TFB: Scientists Trying To Preserve Cannon From The Alamo Coaches Club Cannons: Flying Bowling Balls 18th Century Cannon technology being used in Syria Old Weapons & CANNON v. AR-500 Body Armor – FIGHT!

Hundreds of Years Of HistoryResearchers found this ancient cannon in Arizona’s Santa Cruz Valley and detailed their findings in a research paper. You can find the paper here, in the International Journal of Historical Archaeology; you may be able to email the researchers and ask for them to send it to you at no charge if you don’t want to pay $39.95. The basic details are these:“A bronze cannon or wall gun has been recovered from an archaeological context associated with the Vázquez de Coronado expedition. It was found on the floor of a Spanish stone-and-adobe structure that

Source: The Firearm Blog