My cannon/Mountin Howitzer

[RRR]

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Cannon lock.

 

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Prototype Naval carriage made of pine 2X12. Ita a little to tall(2in.) and a little to long (6-8ins).You wheels are hard to cut by hand(by mine anyway ) My first so you know. The real carriage will be made of white oak or wallnut maybe mahogany with brass trim and wood or cast iron wheels.

 

[Hawg]

I know you said it's 2 inches too tall and 6-8 inches too long but the carriage looks really big for the tube. Can't quite put my finger on exactly where tho.

 

[phantom_890]

Redleg.

As a modern day Field Artilleryman it's amazing to see how far artillery has come. Cool post. King of battle, HOOAH!.

 

[arcticap]

That's a pretty good prototype.
Here's some navel cannon pictures from some Deep River, CT Ancient Musters which serve as examples:

 

[tplumeri]

I need a name taked from old "spaghetti western"
Something like "sartana" or "trinity or "django"

those arent italian names!
how bout Baf......never mind

 

[Hawg]

Here's a pretty decent pic that gives a lil more detail.

Naval carriages are designed and constructed according to a forumla set forth by the diameter of the bore of the cannon. 2" bore is 2" cheeks. 8" bore should have 8" cheeks. Wheels should be 4 times the bore for the front wheels and 3-1/2 times the bore for the rear wheels.

 

[RRR]

Hawg

The tube is to far back bout 2 inchs also. So move the tube up(did allready) cut it off about 8 inchs shorting it about 3 it will look bout right(I hope so anyway).

 

[Hawg]

The tube is to far back bout 2 inchs also. So move the tube up(did allready) cut it off about 8 inchs shorting it about 3 it will look bout right(I hope so anyway).

It's all in how pc you want it to be. You're the only one it has to please. I'm planning a mountain howitzer myself but it won't be pc. It should look pretty close for the uninitiated tho.

 

[armoredman]

Historically correct or not, it is very cool.

 

[RRR]

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First of all. Hardwoods(White oak) is really really hard to work with!!!!!! So I figger I did ok with just hand tools. After all its is only my thrid go at a cannon carriage. Now all I need is a old transmission jack with good wheels I will be good to go! This will be my "shooter" carriage. The next one will be made from Walnut it will be the show carriage.

 

[Hawg]

Looks good. Might could find some old steel hand truck wheels. I've got a pair but you can't hav'em.

 

[RRR]

Wheels!!!My cuz made for me.

New wheels!!

 

[RRR]

My state of the art work shop!

 

[Hawg]

It's looking good and that's more work shop than I have right now.

 

[arcticap]

That's a mighty fine looking carriage, and your cuz made some great looking wheels. It's all nicely painted and stained too. Very well done!

 

[RRR]

Thanks to all.(well most anyway ) The cannon is a blast!! Sorry for the cheap pun Found a nice load 300grains of RS and 3-6 ozs of projectile good sound and fair range with BB's just need me a cannonball sinker mold "Do it 4,5 and 6 oz" @ 1.05,1.14 and 1.20 my bore in 100ths is 1.19. So its going to be thick patch,thin patch and Hmmm I will figger that out at a later date.

 

[RRR]

4th comming up time to dust off the ol cannon. Pix comming.

 

[RRR]

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Ammo with scale

Ammo pix from left to right golf ball,cannon ball,50 cal.ball,36cal.ball and 44 mag bullet(.429)