Barbados Cannons

In 1780 a survey listed 40 forts and batterys and 364 working guns on the south and west coast of the island.

In 2009 some 188 guns had been found and identified in the island and of these 130 are in the National Collection.

Names of Cannon

• Cannon Royal / Cannon of 8. 8-inch bore. (64 or 68 pounder)
• Cannon of 7. 7-inch bore. (42 pounder)
• Demi-cannon. 6.5/6.75-inch bore. (32 or 36 pounder)
• Small Demi-cannon. 6-inch bore. (24 pounder)
• Culverin. 5 / 5.5-inch bore. (18 pounder)
• Demi-culverin. 4.5/4.75-inch bore. (12 pounder)
• Small Demi-culverin. 4.25-inch bore. (9 pounder)
• Saker. 3.5-inch bore. (5 or 6 pounder)
• Minion. 3.25-inch bore. (3 or 4 pounder)
• Falcon / Fawcon. 2.25/2.5-inch bore. (2.25 or 2.5 pounder)
• Falconet. 2/2.25-inch bore. (2/2.25 pounder)
• Bobinet. 1/1.25-inch bore. (0.25 or 0.5 pounder)

Makers and dates

• Ld Ashley and Partners. 1691
• John Baker. 1690
• George Browne. 1664. 1667
• Bunting, Fossum, Norway. 1690
• Carron Co. 1800. 1810
  • (Blomefield design). 1797. 1810
  • (John Armstrong design).
• Finbaker, Huseby, Sweden. 1670. 1676
• Finspong, Sweden. 1670. 1784
• John Fuller (John Armstrong design). 1745
• Peter Gott. 1690-99
• A. and J. Harrison. 1746
• William Harrison (John Armstrong design). 1745
• George Matthews (John Armstrong design). 1775-85
• John Phillips. 1590-5
• Royal Brass Foundry
  • J. and P. Verbruggen (father and son). 1780
  • I. and H. King. 1780. 1794. 1810.
  • H. King. 1820
• Sturgis
  • (Miller pattern). 1827
  • (Blomefield design) 1808
• Thomas Westerne (of Brede, Sussex). 1666. 1669. 1691. 1695
• Walker and Co (Blomefield design). 1800

Further details on these guns and many photographs are included in the work by Michael Hartland

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Sources of Information

• The Great Guns of Barbados by Michael Hartland. Published by Miller Publishing Co, Barbados in 2009. ISBN: 978-976-95153-5-3