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Signal Canon
This is a small ship or garrison signal canon for which I built the reproduction gun carriage, some years ago.
Based on the design for a much larger ships gun carriage, it was made from Iroko, a tropical hardwood, with modern steel fittings, and was used for a history re-enactment event on the island of Guernsey, in 1997. It was not intended to be an exact replica, more to give the audience a flavour of the real thing. As far as I can remember, it used about a quarter of a pound of black powder, and made a surprisingly loud bang!
Mamiya ZM 50mm Sekor E
Signal Canon
This is a small ship or garrison signal canon for which I built the reproduction gun carriage, some years ago.
Based on the design for a much larger ships gun carriage, it was made from Iroko, a tropical hardwood, with modern steel fittings, and was used for a history re-enactment event on the island of Guernsey, in 1997. It was not intended to be an exact replica, more to give the audience a flavour of the real thing. As far as I can remember, it used about a quarter of a pound of black powder, and made a surprisingly loud bang!
Mamiya ZM 50mm Sekor E