Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

After confirming that the book was a gift from Emperor Norton I to his descendants, Liang En informed Mr. Adler about it. and returned the book to him.

"Thank you, thank you for your enthusiastic help." Adler shook Liang En's hand and thanked him. "This is indeed a valuable gift and I think my daughter will be very happy."

In fact, this thing is not very valuable in terms of purely economic value, but for some people who really like this thing, this thing is definitely very valuable.

Obviously, it was valuable to Mr. Adler, so he expressed his gratitude to Liang En and directly gave him the ducal crown that Liang En needed the next day.

For such a fashion tycoon, $100,000 is really not a big number, so it is naturally a very reasonable thing to take out this thing as a reward at this time.

In addition, he also received an [Appraisal (N)] card as his harvest this time. To be honest, this collection is not too much, but considering the popularity and history of the American Emperor, he thinks this The harvest is also reasonable.

"It feels like the crown thing this time is different from what I thought." After saying goodbye to Mr. Adler and getting on the plane to New York, Joan of Arc said to Liang En.

The reason why she said this was because the real crown looked far less glamorous than she imagined or in the picture:

The red velvet on the crown has aged and turned black, and the circle of mink fur with white spots on a black background has also fallen off a lot. It looks like the fur of a mangy dog, and there is no trace of its past luxury.

The worst thing is that the silver and gold-plated metal parts of the crown may have peeled off because they were not taken care of for too long, so they look extremely dull, even like those fake plastic toys.

"No way, no one has taken good care of that thing for more than a hundred years." Liang En looked at the crown in a round box like a cake box on the luggage rack helplessly and sighed.

"It is not easy to maintain such ancient cultural relics. At least here in the United States, such professional talents are very difficult to find, so it is good to keep the main structure intact."

To be honest, Liang En's worst-case scenario before seeing the crown was that it was completely rotten and only a severely rusted metal structure remained. From this point of view, the current situation is obviously much better than imagined.

At least judging from the current situation, the professional jewelers in London estimate that it will take less than a week to repair it, because Liang En feels that he is not good at it and he can repair it slowly even if he is given half a month. Professionals should be more careful. quick.

From a certain point of view, it doesn't matter even if this thing is averagely repaired. As the crowns of nobles are naturally old, the ones with inheritance are the best, but it is acceptable if they don't have them.

After all, according to British tradition, this noble crown only needs to comply with a series of regulations corresponding to the title. There is no saying that it must be an old crown that has been passed down.

As a nobleman with a historical heritage, Mr. Dulis naturally did not want to be crowned with a brand new crown at the enthronement ceremony, so he asked Liang En to help him find the old crown that must have been sold.

Considering that the old crown was likely to have been damaged in some way over a long period of time, the earl also said that even the remains of the crown would be fine.

Because if the situation is really bad, melting the material of the old crown and adding it to the new crown can be regarded as a kind of inheritance.

To give the simplest example, there are several swords, scepters or crowns in Europe that are said to be integrated into the nails that were nailed to Jesus' body during his crucifixion. This is regarded as a sacred inheritance.

Of course, anyone with a brain will know that most of these legends are just to flatter themselves. After all, there were only three nails in theory back then, and it would never be the number of nails that are now legendary in continental Europe. of 30 pieces.

After arriving in New York, Liang En and the others handed over the crown to the person sent by the Earl to pick up the things, and then rented a car and went straight to Philadelphia. After all, because they had returned the remains of Mr. Carter's ancestors, he now still has one Remuneration requirements.

After arriving at the gun store on 40th Street in Philadelphia, Mr. Carter, a fat man with a walrus beard, quickly greeted them and took them to the entrance of the underground warehouse behind the gun store.

After opening the heavy door of the underground warehouse, which was like a bank vault, Liang En walked into the room again and looked around.

It seemed a bit chaotic here just like the last time I came here, with all kinds of things put together. But this is also very reasonable.

After all, Mr. Carter is not a professional, and naturally he will not classify things like a real historian. Compared with the last time he came in, there were indeed some more things and some less things here. What caught Liang En's attention the most was a small artillery that looked a bit old.

This is a small front-loading gun called a swivel gun, which is the smallest category of front-loading guns. For example, the length of the door that appeared in front of Liang En now was less than 1m, and its diameter was just over 3cm.

In the era of sailing battleships, this small artillery was generally used as a weapon to kill the crew, and was usually loaded with grapeshot or small projectiles. A rotatable device is installed under the barrel, and a wooden handle is usually installed at the tail of the barrel.

Unlike the heavy artillery fixed on the side of the ship, this small artillery can be installed in most areas of the ship, mainly on the side of the ship.

After installation, the gun body can be rotated through the handle. The swivel gun has a wide range of fire and sometimes has less range than a musket. Usually the muzzle is adjusted to face the gunner when reloading.

The swivel gun is lightweight and can be disassembled and moved to another location at any time. Often installed in the weak fire area at the stern of the ship to prevent boarding. Usually used in follow-on battles at sea, and sometimes in land battles.

The reason why this artillery attracted Liang En's attention was that this kind of artillery was traditionally made of iron due to its relatively low chamber pressure, but the artillery that appeared in front of him now was made of bronze.

You must know that even in the Age of Discovery, bronze was still a relatively inexpensive material. Generally, only the heavy cannons on ships would use bronze, which was more malleable and less likely to explode, while small cannons were made of iron.

What's more important is that this cannon actually has exquisite relief carvings. It would not be unusual for these reliefs to appear on a heavy artillery gun of 12 pounds or more, but it is unusual to place them on such a small gun.

"Where did this cannon come from?" Liang En asked, looking up at Mr. Carter.

"Southern Florida." Mr. Carter thought for a moment and said, "A fisherman pulled it up accidentally. I happened to be on vacation there at the time, and then I bought it for $3,500. Door cannon.”

"Then you can make a profit at this price. At least this cannon can be sold for five or six thousand." Liang En said with certainty after circling the small cannon. "Have you figured out where this cannon came from?"