The Joy of Discovery
Colonial Williamsburg's Director of Historic Trades, Jay Gaynor, sits down with interviewer Harmony Hunter to describe the the process of recreating an 18th-century cannon. According to Gaynor, the cannon "is a reproduction of a British light three-pounder, which was a gun that was developed about the time of the American Revolution and saw deployment over here during the Revolution."
The Colonial Williamsburg site also offers resources for interested readers to learn more about gunsmiths and all of Williamsburg's attempts to recreate historic trades.