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I have cleaned my anvil up and  painted everything but the top working surface to better identify and  price my anvil. I understand my anvil is a Columbian, here is new photos to help identify the  Triangle C and the BF in a circle and the F that is on the opposite side of the anvil from the triangle C and the circled backwards B and the standard F. The tools shown go with the anvil. the anvil weighs 208 pounds by a bath room scale. I do not know how to update my original Anvil identification request so I post it as a new topic.

Thank you  for your comments. Any Blacksmith has the capability to build something like that. My father had me hammering on hot iron at  the age of 6 my favorite toy in his shop was a 16" swage block. Every blacksmith that I have ever met had the extreme desire and common knowledge to build just about any thing they set their mind to.

Nice to hear from you Mr. Frosty The Lucky
My Cannon building and Custom Knife making days are over. I am settling down to build RC models with my grand kids.

I am sorry I did not answer your question about construction details on a cannon. I built them to 1841 blue prints. It takes about 3 to 4 months for me to build one by myself. I bought raw castings for the barrel it weighs about 1400 pounds. I done all of the machining including the bore. I hand forged almost all of the carriage parts. There is a substantial amount of wood working. The pay back is ok I guess when you are doing something you like. The price don't count that much. a standard 6 pounder with a smooth bore paid me $22,000.00 each, without a Limber if I made a Limber for it that would be another $6,000.00. I sold my machine shop in Fort Worth and bought land on the Blanco river in Wimberley Texas.

Welcome aboard Carl, glad to have you. I'm sorry to hear you're having to sell off tools. Injuries SUCK! I managed to survive a fight with a vegetable four years ago and was lucky Lucky LUCKY. The TBI issues are coming in hand but I have issues with the broken neck it gives me headaches. Don't catch falling trees with your head!
 
I LOVE the cannon, heck I love cannon of most any kind but that one's a pure beauty. What are the construction details?
 
You are so going to fit in here.
 
Frosty The Lucky.

Nice to hear from you Mr. Frosty The Lucky
My Cannon building and Custom Knife making days are over. I am settling down to build RC models with my grand kids.

It seems like there are always folks looking for anvils in Texas. Also Colombian anvils are some of the best and yours appears to be in fine shape. If I were closer I'd make you an offer but given that

I'm too far away I'd say that $3+ per lb is not out of reason. There is a 100lb anvil on Craigslist in Austin, just listed tonight for $350, you may want to see how fast that one goes. Of course yours will be a lot more expensive which  cuts down on the number of buyers with that kind of money.

Thanks so much for the comments.

Location can shift the price by as much as 50%

This is one of my guns down by you at Fort Bliss, standing is the Fort Bliss early period  reinactors 

Location can shift the price by as much as 50%

identification 3 from CSAONE my name is Carl I live in Wimberley Texas. Wimberley is about 35 miles South West of Austin. If I am allowed I will send you my phone number. By the way I built the 6 Pound 1841 Cannon at the Fort Bliss museum. It was my personal Cannon for about 5 years. I built about 11 Cannons for the US Military. I made everything thing down to the hand forged 56 nails in the carriage.

Thank you very much for identifying my anvil as a Columbian anvil. I am trying to identify the other markings. I am having to sell my anvil due to a broken back from a tractor accident. I am sure the purchaser will want to know what the other markings are. Please help on the identification. And a possible price to put on this Anvil, The dimensions are 30” long  X 12” high X 4 ½” wide. It weighs 208 pounds on a bathroom scale. I have attached 6 photos for the help on identification.

 

I have a large anvil with the following markings. the triangle is above the circle, both are on the left side of the anvil. they are raised and cast into the Anvil. See attachment. Please help me identify the maker this Anvil.

I have a large anvil with the following markings. One mark is a pyramid with a C in it, the second mark is a circle with the following inside of the circle. A large T with a backwards 3 or a backwards B on the left side of the T and an F on the right side of the T. The backwards 3 or the backwards B and the F are on the vertical part of the T the top of the T is also the top of the F. All 3 letters are connected. This anvil was the last anvil to leave the Fort Worth TX. Stock Yards. The Fort Worth. Stock Yards opened in 1908 I was told the anvil was over 100 years old. Please help me identify this anvil.