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Barrel 68 privekkovoi (216 mm) siege cannon. "Irog" "Licorne" barrel of bronze, length 516 cm, weight 7434.6 kg. Created in 1577 by master Andrei Chokov, Show carriage made in 1850-51 by Gemilian to order of Nicholas I - see also similar carriage for cannon outside museum and in Moscow Kremlin. (see photos below)

 
     

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