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Another very interesting free book: Heavy Ordnance and Projectiles, 1880's
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Re: Another very interesting free book: Heavy Ordnance and Projectiles, 1880's
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2009, 03:57:04 PM »
Cannonmn,

That is an interesting Book! And a great find for you to go along with the William Wheeler Hubbell patent model you have.

Is there any record of full scale cannon of this type being manufactured? do any other than the patent model survive?





I hope you don't mind I took the liberty of bringing a couple of the photo's over here.



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Re: Another very interesting free book: Heavy Ordnance and Projectiles, 1880's
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2009, 04:07:01 PM »
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Is there any record of full scale cannon of this type being manufactured? do any other than the patent model survive?


Good questions, and I'm glad you asked.  I don't know but I'll bet someone who reads this has seen something and will let us know.  I still remember all the people here who found various things about the H.F. Mann ? and other mid-to-late 19th C. breechloaders we've discussed here.
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Re: Another very interesting free book: Heavy Ordnance and Projectiles, 1880's
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2009, 04:45:22 PM »
Cannonmn,

By the looks of the patent drawings it wouldn't take much to make the gear and restore the workings of the patent model,

it would be nice to see it functioning again.
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Re: Another very interesting free book: Heavy Ordnance and Projectiles, 1880's
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2009, 08:54:34 PM »
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>it wouldn't take much to make the gear and restore the workings of the patent model,

it would be nice to see it functioning again.


You are correct, I'm sure I could tear down a couple of old clocks and find the little drive pinion gear I need, solder its shaft to a small crank, put in a couple other bits of metal, and there you go.

I've got it on my list as project number 1,754.  I'm working on no. 93 right now.  I hope I can still hold a screwdriver when I'm 127.
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