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Articles<br />
trunnions and a possible damaged<br />
trunnion mark is housed at Nikhal<br />
fort. Other good examples can be seen<br />
at Bait Al Falaj and Al Hazm.<br />
The first half of the 18th century<br />
continued to be a fruitful time for<br />
arms dealers in Oman. Not only was<br />
the struggle against the Portuguese<br />
entering its final phase, but the<br />
country was wracked by internal<br />
52 MAGAZINE ISSUE 06<br />
conflict between different branches of<br />
the Ya’ruba family, which the Persians<br />
then took advantage of, seizing Muscat<br />
and Sohar in the north, and were not<br />
driven out until the 1740s.<br />
From this period is a cannon at<br />
Jabreen Castle cast at Robertsbridge<br />
in Sussex with an R on the right<br />
trunnion and the remains of the Royal<br />
cipher of King George on the barrel.<br />
The first half of the 18th<br />
century continued to be<br />
a fruitful time for arms<br />
dealers in Oman. Not<br />
only was the struggle<br />
against the Portuguese<br />
entering its final phase,<br />
but the country was<br />
wracked by internal<br />
conflict between<br />
different branches of the<br />
Ya’ruba family, which the<br />
Persians then took<br />
advantage of
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