On November 7, 2019 the Alamo added a new demonstration cannon to the Living History Encampment. Made by Gillmor Ordnance, the cannon fires 6-pound ammunition, weighs 2,100 pounds, and is made of bronze.
Historically, cannons have been made of brass, bronze or iron. It joins two other bronze cannons, both 4-pounders, and the Alamo’s Living Historians have been studying bronze maintenance to keep this shiny new artillery-piece as pristine as San Antonio weather will allow.