WW1 Reproductions

[gunner]

They`ve seen a cool homemade cannon with a nice beercan ammo and having fun to find a new ammo in the beercan`s direction. And they appreciate the idea of making such a cannon. But didnt know that this was a " no fun " thing.
Sorry for that.

[dastier]

IMO no need to apologize gunner, I don't think you did any harm. I'm sure Klunk made his cannon for fun and not for anything serious like overthrowing the executive of his gun club:

Taking it a bit off topic here so I'll apologize in advance just in case but since some were talking about launching non regulation projectiles out of improvised weapons...

When I was in the reserves we had a Xmas tradition where the Sargents' and W.O.s' Mess engaged the Officers' Mess in a mock battle on the Parade Square. They manhandled a old WW2 German recoiless gun and drove a WW2 German remote control demolition tank to either side of the parade square and then launched toilet paper rolls at each other.

They used Arty simulators as charges and made a gun tube for the demo tank. A Sargent/W.O. drove the tank with levers. Junior Officers manned the recoiless gun. First to score a hit won the battle.

The ORs, NCOs and Officers stood on the balconies and cheered their side on (while enjoying their favorite beverages). It was hilarious!

[Klunk]

Why the treaded tires? Availability? Just curious.

they were available, cheap, looked 'right' and were the correct size-ish

making something like this isnt rocket science....just make sure ya start with a good DOM tube to handle the (fairly low) pressures...after that just be creative