Who has a cannon,(not camera)
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captorquewrench
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I can sing in canon.
But I also like your cannon!
But I also like your cannon!
Thuer
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Only this one. It is a so called time piece. It was set on a sundail with a magnifier. When the sun was on his highpoint at noon. The magnifier set the cannon off. It is not for a solid load. only a loud bang.
The length is 13 centimeter.
I like your cannon. Is it a Napoleon?
The length is 13 centimeter.
I like your cannon. Is it a Napoleon?
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The barrel is 15" long 3/4" bore. I bought it on E-Bay.Built the frame out of 3/4" plywood.I have just been shooting blank loads out of it(really loud)Most people whose cannons explode were trying to shoot projectiles out of them so you have to be careful.Load it like a muzzleloader with appropriate ball and powder.
Thuer
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Let check it out by a good gunsmith. I do think that it is Spanish made.
It looks simular to models I have seen here.
In the Netherlands there is a club who take part in cannon shooting matches. Boy that is fun. The cannons can be quit accurate.
At a westernweekend I had the oppurtunity to by the rangeofficer at the cannonshoot. That was great.
It looks simular to models I have seen here.
In the Netherlands there is a club who take part in cannon shooting matches. Boy that is fun. The cannons can be quit accurate.
At a westernweekend I had the oppurtunity to by the rangeofficer at the cannonshoot. That was great.
joeintexas
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This is my neighbor across the street, I think he has our block covered!!
rburg
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Thuer
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A centimeter is one hundred of a meter.
The canonn is a bit more than 5 inch.
The canonn is a bit more than 5 inch.
MarineSgtjimh
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Whats a centimeter?
It is a long bug with lots of legs.
Texas Star
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I have some Canon towels. 
I write fan fiction about a defunct TV show, and some said that I violated "canon" by having two characters marry who were not married on the show. I replied that after the show's own writers said that nothing was set in stone for the proposed 4th season, which was cancelled, "canon" (within reason) need not be an iron rule for authors.
I posted above some stories that Canon is good, but I usually use Olympus or Nikon.
BTW, the mount for the OP's gun looks like a shipboard one. The neighbor has the Napoleon that someone asked about. I think...
I write fan fiction about a defunct TV show, and some said that I violated "canon" by having two characters marry who were not married on the show. I replied that after the show's own writers said that nothing was set in stone for the proposed 4th season, which was cancelled, "canon" (within reason) need not be an iron rule for authors.
I posted above some stories that Canon is good, but I usually use Olympus or Nikon.
BTW, the mount for the OP's gun looks like a shipboard one. The neighbor has the Napoleon that someone asked about. I think...
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MH8675309
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Not bad Barney, not bad (said like Fred Flinstone). A friend of mine years ago made one on a lathe that was about 30 inches long and had a bore a little bit bigger than a beverage can. The walls of the muzzle were about an inch thick and were beaded just like an old fashioned cannon. He built a frame out of oak with wheels that rolled. The cannon itself weighed about 120 pounds or so. He would cut the top out of a can and fill it with ready mix and let it harden for a few days. A cloudy day is best for firing since its easier to see the projectile against the clouds. He'd put in 2 teaspoons of black powder and carefully slide the can in. There was a hole drilled in the back for a fuse and when he touched it off it sounded like an M-80. The projectile would just about go out of sight. We would always fire it pretty much straight up and in a VERY remote area. Have fun with it!
USAF385
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I have a pair of 20" cannons. Well the left one is actually about 19 3/4".
CptCurl
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These four were in the service of Stonewall Jackson back in the early 1860's. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
CptCurl
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A better, less cluttered photo from the VMI website:
In the early 1950s a buddy and I built a cannon from water pipe with the carriage made of 2X4s. We made our black powder from sulfer, saltprete, and charcoal (amounts I don't recall). we test fired it in the alley behind our houses. We used marbles for our projectiles. We fired our first shot. A very loud blast, a large cloud of smoke, and a sound of breaking glass down the alley. We rapidly torn the "Cannon" apart and relocated ourselves to another area (ie-in our houses reading a book). A neighbor down the alley was enquiring about an exploson and did anyone witness his picture window breaking ?
I don't think I'd like to live across the street from him.
Thuer
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This is a actionfoto of the canonshoot 2010 at Horst.
That is the event I talk about. They stopt this becouse the walls or the range could not stand the pressure.
I took this picture of the website of Davy Crockett
Welkom bij Schietvereniging Davy Crockett
That is the event I talk about. They stopt this becouse the walls or the range could not stand the pressure.
I took this picture of the website of Davy Crockett
Welkom bij Schietvereniging Davy Crockett
