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== The Mandalay Monster ==
<gallery caption= widths="330px" heights="250px" perrow="2">File:0072-the-mandalay-monster-1.jpg|Mandalay MonsterFile:0073-the-mandalay-monster-2.jpg|Mandalay Monster detail</gallery>
Without actual measurements it is difficult to calculate the poundage. Also we do not have a photo of the trunnion ends, which appear to be decorated. However this is clearly a cast iron gun. It is very roughly made native construction but with some input and advice from Europeans. I would imagine it is early 18th century. The interior of the muzzle is very interesting and the flaring appears to be decorative. The exterior of the muzzle seems to be simulated brickwork. It is unlike any other gun I have ever seen.
