Author Topic: Cannon Quiz! (Read 1163 times)

Double D · « **on:** February 05, 2005, 05:24:23 PM »

Can you identify this gun?

Bonus point if you can tell where the gun is?

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #1 on:** February 06, 2005, 03:26:31 AM »

It's a CANNON!

It's outside, in a National Park.

(I can't find it in either my Aircraft or Armored Vehicle recognition cards the Army gave me.)

Powder keg · « **Reply #2 on:** February 06, 2005, 04:18:40 AM »

Hi, it looks like a 3" ordinance rifle? Where ever it is it's cold. Powder Keg

Double D · « **Reply #3 on:** February 06, 2005, 06:58:00 AM »

3 inch Ordnanace rifle is correct!! I'll bet Tim's hint about it's a cannon helped!! :-D No bonus point but Tim's other hint will help!

It was 50 degrees when that picture was taken. Yesterday.

Here's the next one.

What is it-where is it?

Blaster · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2005, 09:22:08 AM »

OK, now just have to figure out where it was 50 degrees yesterday! :wink:
Still don't know where they are located but I'm pretty darn certain they are located way East of the Mississippi River.... :wink:
And, I do know that I wish they were both in my possession (legally) since I do still have some available room........

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #5 on:** February 06, 2005, 09:38:49 AM »

Looking at the elevation and the hills in the background, the lay of the land - I'd GUESS Gettysburg.

This one, too, is a cannon.

CAV Trooper · « **Reply #6 on:** February 06, 2005, 12:27:23 PM »

Other than it's somewhere in the "Frozen Wastelands of The North" (there's snow on the ground after all) :wink: I have no idea WHERE it is. As it WHAT it is, my guess is a bronze Confederate type Napoleon

Powder keg · « **Reply #7 on:** February 06, 2005, 12:51:20 PM »

Hi, is it a James rifle?

Double D · « **Reply #8 on:** February 06, 2005, 01:34:40 PM »

CW to get the bonus pounts you have to get the cannon right first...Cav Trooper is right Bronze Napolean. No bonus points because he din't say the location,

Heres' another.

Bonus point still available because no one has got the cannon and location.

CAV Trooper · « **Reply #9 on:** February 06, 2005, 06:08:00 PM »

This one is a 10 pound Parrott rifle. As to the location of these fine pieces I'll take a stab and go with CW's guess of Gettysburg.

Double D · « **Reply #10 on:** February 07, 2005, 02:49:52 AM »

Way to go Cav Trooper! And you get the bonus point! Went to Gettysburg on Saturday and made a point to take pictures. These cannons are not all that well marked and you really have to pay attention to figure out what they are.

Here's the next one.

CAV Trooper · « **Reply #11 on:** February 07, 2005, 06:43:52 PM »

If nobody else is going to jump on, I'll try again.

A Union patern Napoleon.

Double D · « **Reply #12 on:** February 08, 2005, 01:49:23 AM »

The Plaque called them just 12 pdrs, But yes its a Napolean with a muzzle reinforce. I wouldn't have known what most were without the plaques

There is only a couple more left. Here's the next.

The bonus point is gone

threepdr · « **Reply #13 on:** February 08, 2005, 11:19:39 AM »

....20 pounder Parrot rifle. Also the earlier 12 pdr without the muzzle swell is a CS produced piece. Most of the CS made M1857 Gun-Howitzers (aka "Napolean") were without the muzzle swell.

Double D · « **Reply #14 on:** February 08, 2005, 06:52:11 PM »

threepdr, you got it!

Two left here's the next?

GGaskill · « **Reply #15 on:** February 08, 2005, 09:30:29 PM »

1841 24 pounder Flank Howitzer?

Powder keg · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2005, 12:45:46 AM »

I am going to go with a 24 pounder on that one also. Made in the USA. If it was bronze and had Dolphins on it chances are it would have been made in Austria. I am working on a carriage for a 1/3'ish scale model of one of these.

Double D · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2005, 03:35:30 AM »

24 PDR howitzer it is !! You guys are good!!

Here's the last from my Trip to Gettysburg this past weekend.

Actually there are a lot more pictures. I wil set them up in separate posts. My Museum post didn't come out that well. I will take my tripod next time.

CAV Trooper · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2005, 10:29:27 AM »

12 pound Whitworth breechloading rifle.