I recently got word that there was shown a few years ago a documentary from the UK (probably the BBC) on the reconstruction and firing of a large wrought iron breech loading cannon based on the one recovered from the Mary Rose wreck.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Rose_Guns_ForeBronzeCulverin_RearWroughtIronCannon.png
I seem to recall coming across a website detailing the reconstruction but can't seem to find it as yet - much less said documentary; but I did find online a similar reconstructed gun in Sweden.
http://www.magotland.se/1118
http://www.magotland.se/1092
Though its dated from 1566 it looks very similar to the large one recovered from the Molasses Reef wreck of the early 16th C.
http://www.shipsofdiscovery.org/images/fortress.jpg
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