Minuture Black powder Cannon from shop bits & bobs.

The carriage is made from leftover Oak stair tread. Roughly modeling a Naval truck carriage. The barrel is a .32 rifle barrel cut down from a kit gun I picked up at a flea market many years ago that was missing parts. I'll blue it next time I'm set up, painted for now. The elevation screw and wheels are fully functional. Haven't put a ball down the pipe but it's very loud with 20 grains and just a wad. I had everything I needed in the shop, even the bamboo skewers holding the wheels on.

One of those fun projects you do when your bored. Now I wanna break stuff with it...:)
We never grow up do we?
Thanks for looking.
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A friend and I had the chance to buy at auction a 1LB deck gun once. We decided against it, I'm sure we'd have wound up in jail eventually for something because of it. I could see the exact same thing here if I had it...neat. Very next...get'er out and do a vid on the proofing...

Reminds me of my youth, we used to be able to buy little canons similar to yours that used carbide pellets and water to make acetylene. Guess they've prolly been "regulated" out of existence...

Russ

I have an Old Ironsides cannon in .69 cal made by Traditions. Great fun and very loud.

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I have an Old Ironsides cannon in .69 cal made by Traditions. Great fun and very loud.

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Post a pic if you can. :thus:

I knew a bloke who made the most perfect 10" long or so .22" model of a wartime 4" British submarine deck gun. Elevated, traversed etc etc , all mounted onto a replicated section of submarine deck casing too. The only thing he said wasn't actually working was that it wasn't pressurised as the real one might be (for diving). Trouble was that it broke so many UK firearms laws he was having sleepless nights about doing 5 years in the can. Eventually he made a solid barrel.

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get'er out and do a vid on the proofing...

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I thought that was a good idea.

Hi Fellas....:wave:

Cannon Fodder - YouTube

Good to see you at last. Don't tell the kid about his truck...

I do not know for sure now, but Dixie Gun Works cataloge used to have a section on shooting bp cannon, I highly recommend you read it. There are so many ways you can hurt yourself or others with these items. Mine is from the place once known as Barneys Cannon Works (still in business under another name) and is a .75 bore navel gun. Really loud.

Thanks for the concern but this isn't my first go with BP. Mostly to be used as a noise maker unless my buddies come over and we get to drinking. :madsmile:

Just Joking,,,,,,,,

Now that is KOOL!

Yup, it's a blast. :thup:

Traditions Old Ironsides Cannon. .69 caliber lead ball - YouTube

Traditions Old Ironsides Cannon. .69 caliber lead ball, iPhone slowmo - YouTube

Here are a couple of vids of the Old Ironsides in action

Now no one drinks an then goes an shoots things right that would be wrong :rolleyes:

[QUOTE=Here are a couple of vids of the Old Ironsides in action[/QUOTE]

That's a clever recoil mitigation setup. I'm thinking of something along the lines of Peter's friend, a diorama of a Man of War gun port.

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Now no one drinks an then goes an shoots things right that would be wrong

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You are correct, because it's all fun and games until the words "Here, hold my beer, watch this" are spoken.:nono:

[QUOTE=WarPig1976;374292]That's a clever recoil mitigation setup. I'm thinking of something along the lines of Peter's friend, a diorama of a Man of War gun port.

The track was to prevent the cannon flipping over on the uneven ground. I added the noodles as an afterthought because I had no idea how fast or far it would roll back the first time it fired a real ball

Nice! I have the last one made by my brother. He was a tool and die machinist. Solid brass barrel/Oak carriage ships cannon. Barrel .75 bore/18" long. Black powder blanks or 2 oz. slugs. Yes, they are FUN!!!

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Solid brass barrel/Oak carriage ships cannon. Barrel .75 bore/18" long.

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Sounds like a beauty, got pics?

I'll check my old PC or take some new ones!;)

I do not have to worry about my beer quit drinking it an now stick with crown Royal on the rocks

Wine is fine, but liquor is quicker. 7&7 here.
Beer just leads to this.....:madsmile:

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Sorry about not posting pictures yet. I hate these newer cameras with AAA batteries! These high capacity batteries are a pain in the A$$ to charge!

Take your time brother, we ain't going nowheres....