 First Lords Crown©Ships of Discovery"The crowned L on the chase is the cipher of the Master General of the Ordnance at the time John, 1st Earl Ligonier, in office from the 1st July 1759 to 13th May 1763. " —Rudi Roth
The cipher of the Master General of the Ordnance narrows the period of King George III's reign (see immediately below) during which the gun could have been made to 1759–1763. However, the precise year in which the gun was cast appears as the last four characters of the base ring inscription described further below.
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