16.75inch three-stage barrel, banded at the mid-point, the trunnions dated in islamic 1263 (1846) and further marked in script with the cypher of Sultan Abdul Mejid, 5.75inch bore, mounted on its wooden bed applied with a brass plaque "Taken from the Citadel at Scutari by Naval Detachment of King Edward VII on the occasion of the Occupation of Scutari by the Great Powers 25th May 1913". The King Edward VII was the flagship of Rear Admiral Sir Cecil Burney Bt. GCB, GCMG, KCMG, KCB.
Sold for £5,500
16.75inch three-stage barrel, banded at the mid-point, the trunnions dated in islamic 1263 (1846) and further marked in script with the cypher of Sultan Abdul Mejid, 5.75inch bore, mounted on its wooden bed applied with a brass plaque "Taken from the Citadel at Scutari by Naval Detachment of King Edward VII on the occasion of the Occupation of Scutari by the Great Powers 25th May 1913". The King Edward VII was the flagship of Rear Admiral Sir Cecil Burney Bt. GCB, GCMG, KCMG, KCB.
Auction: AUTUMN VIRTUAL FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR AUCTION, 15th Nov, 2023
FINE ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR
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