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HUDSON, Fla. – In a part of Florida where dressing like a pirate is practically a Tampa Bay tradition, Josh Josefowitz has found a way to keep the Gasparilla spirit alive all year long.<\/p>\n
Josefowitz is the owner of Blackbeard Cannons, a Hudson-based business specializing in handcrafted, full-size replica cannons for customers looking to add a little firepower \u2014 or at least the appearance of it \u2014 to their property.<\/p>\n
Hudson replica cannon business <\/p>\n
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Each cannon is handmade by Josefowitz and his wife at Blackbeard Cannons in Hudson and built to order.<\/p>\n
The company creates several different styles, ranging from classic pirate ship cannons to replicas inspired by Civil War-era artillery.<\/p>\n
Despite their realistic appearance, these aren’t functioning weapons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The cannons are designed as outdoor display pieces.<\/p>\n
Read: Judge finds former Tarpon Springs plastic surgeon guilty of killing Largo lawyer<\/a><\/p>\n Customers can also personalize their cannon with different colors, wood stains, hardware and accessories.<\/p>\n The finished creations have found homes next to flagpoles, tiki bars, seawalls, businesses and pirate-themed properties across Florida and beyond.<\/p>\n Dig deeper:<\/p>\n Around Tampa Bay, finding an audience for a giant pirate cannon isn’t exactly difficult.<\/p>\n Blackbeard Cannons has created displays connected to Gasparilla events and has even had its work featured on the pirate ship at Raymond James Stadium.<\/p>\n For Josefowitz, what started as an unusual idea has grown into a business perfectly suited for a region that has never been shy about embracing its inner pirate.<\/p>\n And for anyone who believes their backyard is still missing something \u2014 apparently, a full-size cannon might be the answer.<\/p>\n Blackbeard Cannons is based in Hudson and ships its handmade replicas nationwide.<\/p>\n What you can do:<\/p>\n For more information, visit their website<\/a> or call 727-997-4127.<\/p>\n The Source: The information in this story was gathered from Blackbeard Cannons owner Josh Josefowitz, who shared details about his business operations and product offerings.<\/p>\n Pasco County<\/a>Made in Tampa Bay<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HUDSON, Fla. – In a part of Florida where dressing like a pirate is practically a Tampa Bay…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[47,7104,115,4136,405,135,137,136,628],"class_list":["post-408708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-fl","tag-made-in-tampa-bay","tag-news","tag-pasco","tag-series","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/vlcsnap-2026-09-23-17h29m29s793.png\")
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