Another view--brand new

Here you can see the elevation platform and the properly--HEAVILY--reinforced limber hole in the trail

This is the same gun as it appeared on the set.

The darker blue was a decision of the art department. It did not look bad, but we could not personally document the color. It sure showed the dirt, though, and that was the appearance they wanted. As mentioned before, this gun portrayed the "Golden Standard" during the San Jacinto scenes. Obviously, it is not "Golden"--that was a reference to the fact that the original gun was brass (gun-metal) and was kept polished to a high sheen. I did propose that they at least paint the barrel. Coversely, the fine guns that represented the "Twin Sisters" more closely resembled light English 6pdrs on red carriages that there was no documentation for. (All my research indicates that the Twin Sisters were iron 6pdrs. It was, however, a movie, and I have learned that some artistic liscence can be allowable when a theme is being presented (brand new cannons in the hands of rested crews against a Mexican army that is exhausted from a long campaign) but an Iron "Golden Standard" was a little hard to swallow.

Another view of the "Iron Standard" as it appeared when we re-possessed it after 7 1/2 months in the Mexican Army

Tents in the background represent the Mexican encampment at San Jacinto.

This is the "Iron Standard" as she appeared after her "post movie" overhaul. Price: $17,000

This is much as the gun appears to this day, with the exception that the barrel is currently painted with a high brass content paint that tarnishes and gives the effect of weathered bronze. We painted it that way for a recent series of documentaries. The gun is sound in all respects and in excellent working order. Like all of our cannons, it is kept under cover year 'round. All implements are included, along with an ammunition chest that rests between the trails during transport. Even though this gun has been in numerous movies and documentaries--probably adding quite a lot to the collector value--we are selling it as a working gun, used, but in excellent condition. If you are interested in it for 'collector' value as well, we will be more than happy to supply letters of authenticity and any other documentation you desire attesting to which productions it has been involved in.

The "Iron Standard" competing at the Fort Sill live fire shoot in 2004

Not just a pretty face and a movie hero, we took her to the competition along with our 3" Ordnance Rifle. Both guns won first place in their respective divisions--smoothbore and rifle. It was a proud--if expensive!--day at the range.

At a reenactment

The neat thing about this gun is that it can be used for so many things--literally from the 7yrs war through the War Between The States. Here we are at a Civil War reenactment where we were portraying militia with a 'monument gun'. Pretty cool--and unusual.

1841 6pdr $17,000

This gun is also a featured movie/documentary veteran. Built in the late 90's, the carriage is laminated white oak and is as sound as the day it was made. All irons were hand forged to Mordecai's specifications (no weak castings) and it is a tough, proven gun that has shrugged off hard use and is ready for decades more. Because of the construction and maintenance, the carriage is more sound than most I have seen that are a mere year or two old. Movies include "Two for Texas" and "American Outlaws" (tube painted black in both of those) Too many documentaries to mention.

Another view.

This picture was taken just after returning from a Mexican War documentary where the gun portrayed one of Major Ringgold's

At the Yuma Proving Grounds

Doing ballistic tests for a history channel documentary. Ranges were up to 1,200 meters and we fired both iron and copper shot, as well as canister for radar documentation (velocity/trajectory, etc.) This gun is also a competitor and has won many matches