Author Topic: new addition to my micro collection (Read 1913 times)

EL Caz 66 · « **on:** August 30, 2006, 03:29:56 PM »

Just in Dictator Mortar...

click on link to see video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6ukYGlDYPw

intoodeep · « **Reply #1 on:** August 30, 2006, 03:43:17 PM »

Nice!

Is it actually golfball size??

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 30, 2006, 03:47:55 PM »

Thanks.. Na! It has a 1"bore ... awesome detail for a Micro

intoodeep · « **Reply #3 on:** August 30, 2006, 03:51:57 PM »

Ok, now that I zoomed in on the photo I can tell they are not golfballs in the photo. Darn eyes....

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 30, 2006, 03:57:55 PM »

Intoodeep,

Here a top view maybe easier on the old eyes

Rickk · « **Reply #5 on:** August 30, 2006, 04:01:14 PM »

You did good El Cazador.

The sled is real steel, isn't it?

The barrel looks a bit different than my Brookes barrel. It the barrel your work as well?

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 30, 2006, 04:03:44 PM »

Rickk,

The entire mortar is steel..

EL

Rickk · « **Reply #7 on:** August 30, 2006, 04:06:02 PM »

looks like about 4 inches OD? you arn't gunna break that puppy very easily !

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 30, 2006, 04:17:51 PM »

rickk,

Will try my best!! big ole barberque this week at my Brother-in-laws...

EL

Double D · « **Reply #9 on:** August 30, 2006, 05:13:50 PM »

Mortar of the week for sure!!!

Smoke and fire and in living color should be next!

Who made it?

Tropico · « **Reply #10 on:** August 30, 2006, 06:13:04 PM »

It's a Beautiful Thing !!! *Wicked-Wicked-Wicked-Grin* That is really nice..., I am Jelous !

Michael Az · « **Reply #11 on:** August 31, 2006, 04:18:17 AM »

Looks really great. With it being black, it is hard to see a lot of detail. Tell us what the two levers are for. Since I am a lot more comfortable working steel than wood, I am going to have to find a blueprint for one and build it someday. Thanks for photo's.
Michael

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 31, 2006, 07:09:00 AM »

Hey Tropico,

It was you & Rickk made me jealous when you guys pick up those BROOKS Dictators... But thanks Dom Carpenter the shoe is on the other foot HA!! Large grin on my mug!! One lever is to elevate the barrel the I believe was used to move it to right or left when aim at a target..But can't say thats exactlly right..maybe some here on the has more info.

EL

GGaskill · « **Reply #13 on:** August 31, 2006, 09:29:23 AM »

The axles are on an eccentric. The bars are used to twist the eccentric to lift the mortar onto the wheels, then the bars are put into holes in the wheels to turn the wheels to move the mortar as desired.

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 31, 2006, 10:22:14 AM »

Thanks GGaskill

Michael Az · « **Reply #15 on:** August 31, 2006, 01:37:46 PM »

Thanks George, if those guns weighed 18,000 lbs they needed all the leverage they could get!
Michael

reddog · « **Reply #16 on:** September 02, 2006, 05:31:51 AM »

Hi El, Where did you get that baby?

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 02, 2006, 05:39:02 AM »

Just alittle down time on a rainy day here some photos of my micro's.

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 02, 2006, 05:41:15 AM »

sorry they won't load all at the same time images are too large..

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 02, 2006, 05:43:11 AM »

There's much more this will be last one..Next I'll make the pic image smaller..

Rickk · « **Reply #20 on:** September 02, 2006, 05:51:29 AM »

The naval style one is a CVA ?

jeeper1 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 02, 2006, 06:39:03 AM »

Except for the color it looks like mine.

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 02, 2006, 06:56:56 AM »

Well actually I won this on ebay some time ago. Jeeper mine was the same color but more weathered, Itsa 45 cal with spain & Blackpowder only stamped on the barrel. I stain the carriage , painted the barrel and hardware..

Ed

Rickk · « **Reply #23 on:** September 02, 2006, 07:22:05 AM »

Mine is brown

Is there a chance that we ALL have one of these?

I built mine maybe 25 years ago from a CVA kit.

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #24 on:** September 02, 2006, 07:38:47 AM »

Rickk,

does it have the stamped wording I mentioned? The length on my barrel is 7"inch.

Rickk · « **Reply #25 on:** September 02, 2006, 07:55:12 AM »

my barrel is 7 inches. It is .45 cal (been a while since I actually stuck a ball in it... i thought it was .50).

It says "Black Powder Only" in front of vent hole, and "Spain" on the underside of the barrel under the vent hole.

I just checked around a bit... apparetnly CVA no longer makes BP kits... just finsihed "in-line" ignition BP rifles.

There is a company called "Traditions" http://www.traditionsfirearms.com/eshop/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=CN8052 that looks like it took over CVA's kits and more traditional BP gun line. They don't make the .45 cal naval cannons any more, but they have a .50 and a .69 now.

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #26 on:** September 02, 2006, 08:03:50 AM »

I guess we better hold on to these and pass along the family tree, maybe they will worth a few pennys more then we paid for.... Here's afew more micros.

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #27 on:** September 03, 2006, 05:58:08 AM »

Come check out some short video of some of my micro making noise http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CE1F34C9213F4BEC

Ed

Tropico · « **Reply #28 on:** September 03, 2006, 07:28:09 AM »

Yes.., we do all have CVA's.

Mine is wearing Constitutions "War Paint"
I really like your ship., Dutch? the Vasa ?
Mine is Lord Nelsons HMS Victory.

Tropico · « **Reply #29 on:** September 03, 2006, 07:42:46 AM »

The Santísima Trinidad ., The Spanish 4 row Man of War., I cant tell if there are guns on the poop deck and forecastle. The Flags are saying Spain to me. A first-rate ship of the line of 120 guns .,then later upgraded to 144 .