Is there a typo in the article?
At the end... Any thing constructed before 1989 is an antique???
I once asked a DNR officer about having a cannon and he said it would be just like a muzzleloader and I could hunt with it if I could aim it.
Don't know if that is true or not but that's what I am going on.
For those who don't know, there are a few companies that make full size, fully functional Civil War reproduction cannons. Steen Cannons comes to mind.
The NSSA (North-South Skirmish Association) actually has cannon competitions where live ammo is fired. I've never seen it, but I want to go up and check it out sometime.