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Wolfgang1952

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My Naval Gun
« on: February 27, 2010, 09:34:18 PM »
Didn’t know where to put this, so hear it goes.
     I have had this cannon since 1961. My Cub Scout Pack used to participate in the reenactments of the Battle of New Orleans at the Chalmette Battle Field on the first Sunday in January. Our district was on the British side. We wear British infantry and we got tired of dying. The only on the British side that didn’t die wear Artillery. One of Dad’s had a wood lath and he turned out the master for the barrel. My Dad took it to Bancroft and Ross which was a foundry in New Orleans and had the barrel cast. Well we never got to us it in any of the reenactments. The Scouts stopped doing the reenactments in the mid 60’s. The barrel was proofed with a pound of powder, it sure jumped. The barrel never had carriage made for it. When I came out of the Navy in 75 I finely got around to building a carriage for my gun. This is the second carriage it has had. It gets shot every New Years and Forth of July. I use ¼ pound charges. It still jumps a good bit, about two feet.







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Re: My Naval Gun
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2010, 09:47:38 PM »
Very cool.... I have always wanted something like that to go in the yard.... to make the neighbors wonder a little.

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Re: My Naval Gun
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2010, 10:28:29 PM »
That is COOL !  ;D
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Re: My Naval Gun
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2010, 01:24:48 AM »
 I think it would make a great conversation piece in the living room. Loaded wth grape and pointed at the front door of course, but then folks have accused me of being a bit paranod. ;D
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Re: My Naval Gun
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2010, 04:16:56 AM »
Put it in the front yard and point it at a different neighbor each week!  Gives a new meaning to "An armed society is a polite society"!!!!!  LOL

JMHO

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Re: My Naval Gun
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Re: My Naval Gun
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2010, 06:41:03 AM »
How cool. Too bad the Scouts gave that up, but a plus for you.

I want one.  8)
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Re: My Naval Gun
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2010, 06:55:50 AM »
It would make a great conversation piece at the neighborhood crime watch meetings.
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Re: My Naval Gun
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2010, 10:26:45 AM »
Thats awesome.... Ive always wished I had a small cannon...... If I ever get a place to shoot one on a regular basis, I just might.

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Re: My Naval Gun
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2010, 11:49:11 AM »
awesome mate! I am really thinking about getting one made myself, I just dont know how firearms branch here would licence it though. LOL

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Re: My Naval Gun
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2010, 12:48:03 PM »
Quote from: sledgemeister on February 28, 2010, 11:49:11 AM
awesome mate! I am really thinking about getting one made myself, I just dont know how firearms branch here would licence it though. LOL

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