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Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« on: April 10, 2012, 12:21:59 AM »
The two "Dutch East India Company" cannons have a fascinating shared history. The Spanish guns are given short shrift in the article, but the photos show a beauty.   

http://www.conservationsolution.com/projects/industrial-military-artifacts/historic-cannons/




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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2012, 12:59:12 AM »
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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2012, 03:00:17 AM »
Thanks for posting.  The new Army Museum at Ft. Belvoir is the eventual destination for the many deteriorating bronze trophy cannon at nearby Ft. McNair, according to my Army Museums contact.  While the present conservation was do doubt undertaken by the Base Commander at Belvoir, not within the museum system, the museum folks aren't far away and will get to see the results.  We've heard that the Army plans to put the bronze cannons from Ft. McNair under cover, which will of course stop the acid-rain corrosion that's been eatng them up as they sit exposed outdoors.
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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2012, 11:18:16 AM »
We've heard that the Army plans to put the bronze cannons from Ft. McNair under cover, which will of course stop the acid-rain corrosion that's been eatng them up as they sit exposed outdoors.

And of course, they will be much farther from the population center that is creating the acid rain.
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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2012, 11:56:01 AM »
Quote from: flagman1776 on April 10, 2012, 12:59:12 AM
I wonder what they did to the bore before sealing the muzzle.

Flagman1776,
The bore would have been cleaned and treated just like the outside surface of the barrel, and then sealed with the same microcrystalline wax.
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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2012, 02:09:16 PM »
I tried stopping by there about a year ago, but couldn't get on post as I had a rifle in the trunk and was headed to a ASSRA match.

Thanks, for posting the pix!

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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2012, 06:50:15 PM »
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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2012, 01:47:46 AM »
Interesting and beautiful pieces, especially the VOC ones, thanks for posting!
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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2012, 12:35:31 PM »
Quote from: cannonmn on April 12, 2012, 06:50:15 PM
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had a rifle in the trunk

Tim the Terrorist!

With a SINGLE SHOT rifle?

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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2012, 06:42:48 PM »
CW,
Well, you did have a rifle that acted more like an IED than a rifle, so maybe U.S. intelligence is keeping an eye on you.
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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2012, 03:07:35 PM »
Quote from: Cannoneer on April 13, 2012, 06:42:48 PM
CW,
Well, you did have a rifle that acted more like an IED than a rifle, so maybe U.S. intelligence is keeping an eye on you.

Hmmm.  I DO shoot single shot matches with .458 Win Mag and .405 Winchester (soon to add the .375 Ouch and Ouch).
But on the flip side, I'm now officially OLD (although still in denial) as I signed up for Medicare today with the Social Security.  And I DO shoot skeet with my 10ga Double.  I would hope my aim is better than an IED.

But US Intel watching me?  I haven't had an active T.S. crypto clearance for many decades, and the parties I attend are far too tame ....
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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2012, 04:18:21 AM »
Did your hand heal 100%?
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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2012, 02:48:03 PM »
I'd call it 99.99% !

There are two places, one on each  hand that tingle like crazy when touched!

A pleasant reminder.

Thanks!

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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2012, 03:17:14 PM »
As my mother use to say, "don't touch it then!" :)
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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2012, 07:59:34 PM »
Two years after trying to cut off the end of one of my fingers with a tree pruner, the nerve finally healed completely; only the scar remains to remind me of my carelessness.  On the other hand, this happened when I was in my twenties so it may not be completely relevant here.
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Re: Four bronze guns at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, VA
« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2012, 10:38:20 AM »
Quote from: Cat Whisperer on April 19, 2012, 02:48:03 PM
I'd call it 99.99% !

There are two places, one on each  hand that tingle like crazy when touched!

A pleasant reminder.

Thanks!


Near perfect is pretty darn good. Nerve damage is an odd thing: I had surgery on a ripped finger tendon many years ago, and I still sometimes get strange sensations there (luckily, it's not my trigger finger).
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