Marc Matzer
Cadet
- Joined
- Jun 10, 2019
Not true,large cannons were designed and built from 1787 till 1850 without trunions,the first carronades..designed by a Scottish gentleman barrels were attached to a plate that was fitted into the carriage that would slide and reduce recoil,the rear had a screw assembly to adjust its height...let me see if I can post the information...anyway its steel not cast ironWithout trunions it has to be a signal canon. A gun you don't have to adjust for range, or aim at anything.
No lathe marks,it has a casting pintle from the poured steel...I have some signal cannons...this is not one of them,that back hole does not go through...it is old and well madeIMHO, this is a home made lathe turned noise maker. Apparently the individual who made it didn't know how to add trunnions to it. Note the center drill hole in the back end of the breech, the simple counter-bored fuse hole, and the plain turned lines around the breech. I have seen a lot of real "Signal Guns". They are professionally done and all of them have trunnions for the barrel to be mounted on a carriage. This thing has to be tied to a block at best. Before I would fire it I would make sure that it isn't made from Cast Iron.
J.
This is certainly no carronade!Not true,large cannons were designed and built from 1787 till 1850 without trunions,the first carronades..designed by a Scottish gentleman barrels were attached to a plate that was fitted into the carriage that would slide and reduce recoil,the rear had a screw assembly to adjust its height...let me see if I can post the information...anyway its steel not cast iron