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there seems to be something lodged in the cannon

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In 1912 [the Australian prison ship, Success, turned museum ] crossed the Atlantic and spent more than two decades doing the same thing around the eastern seaboard of the United States of America and later in ports on the Great Lakes. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Success_(prison_ship)

If you look again, it seems that it is just the back of the bench that might appear to be lodged in the cannon.

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Ouch!

Reminds me of my dentist.

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Looks like Black Knight from Monty Python & the Holy Grail"!

LOL!!

Looks like the Bush Ranger Kelly gang's armour from colonial Australia. -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)

yeah, jay. i was thinking the same thing. it looks about the same size and weight as the kelly's armor... Does anybody know if this was, in fact one of the kelly gang members' armor? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nedkellysarmour1882.jpg

I'm an Australian, and that does indeed look like a set of Kelly gang armour.. Here's an interesting article about the ship SUCCESS and the armour: glenrowan1880.com/success.htm It suggets that a replica copy of the armour was displayed on the ship, although it was purported to the viewing public to be genuine. Notably, some the LOC Bain collection photographs appear at that internet link.. The photographs appear oto have made their way there independent of the LOC. More on the ship SUCCESS here too: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Success_(prison_ship)