Hi all
I have been working on the details of Fort Griffin. I am trying to determine what type of carriage the cannon there were mounted on. They had 2 banded 32prs longs (guessing 1841 pattern, but only a guess) , 2- 24pdrs, long, and 2 Howitzers (maybe carronades??)
From all I can find, they are listed as mounted on their "Carriage". What type though I cannot find. Based upon the fort type. I do not think it was a forward pivot pin type like a Seacoast Barbette Carriage as it needed to transverse 90 degrees or very slightly greater.
A typical field carriage would have not worked as the recoil would have rolled it back into the area of its neighbor and caused mutual interference.
I think a center pivot Columbiad type may have been used, but the fort was Sand/shell over compacted sand/shell. The rail I am thinking would have just sunk deep into the earth.
Any thoughts on the matter? Does anyone by chance know??
Thanks
I have been working on the details of Fort Griffin. I am trying to determine what type of carriage the cannon there were mounted on. They had 2 banded 32prs longs (guessing 1841 pattern, but only a guess) , 2- 24pdrs, long, and 2 Howitzers (maybe carronades??)
From all I can find, they are listed as mounted on their "Carriage". What type though I cannot find. Based upon the fort type. I do not think it was a forward pivot pin type like a Seacoast Barbette Carriage as it needed to transverse 90 degrees or very slightly greater.
A typical field carriage would have not worked as the recoil would have rolled it back into the area of its neighbor and caused mutual interference.
I think a center pivot Columbiad type may have been used, but the fort was Sand/shell over compacted sand/shell. The rail I am thinking would have just sunk deep into the earth.
Any thoughts on the matter? Does anyone by chance know??
Thanks
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