Author Topic: Blackpowder Cannons links list (Read 106676 times)

Double D · « **on:** January 03, 2003, 01:36:40 AM »

If you are looking for Cannons or cannon shooting supplies we recommend that you start with the folks that make this board possible, our Sponsors. If you wish to contact one of our sponsors just click on their user name you will be taken to their profile where you can send the a PM or Email. Be sure and tell them thanks for sponsoring our board.

GBO BPM&C Sponsors
Seacoast Artillery Company GBO User Name: seacoastartillery
Seacoast Artillery Company is dedicated to producing the very highest quality scale re-creations of those monstrous, mammoth, magnificent Civil War Cannons. (i.e. Seacoast Guns) Our cannons and all their parts are made entirely in the United States of America. Available now is our re-creation of the 100 Pdr. Parrott Rifle,(6.4”) Model 1861

DOMINICK CARPENTER GBO User Name: Dominick
Quality built with attention paid to detail. We specialize in building large bore black powder mortars from golf ball to bowling ball size.

Brooks USA GBO User Name: Irishman
We have been building brass striking tools since the mid 70's. During that time we have added brass cannons and mortars which you will find on our website. Square nuts. All of our products are of excellent quality, made in the USA; and we proudly stand behind everything we make..

HMR Cannons GBO User Name: Armorer 77
Specializing in Golf Ball bored mortars & cannons , for now...

The"Wood n' Iron Works GBO User Name: Zulu
Museum quality reproduction black powder collectible artillery pieces from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War

Carriage Parts Ltd GBO User Name: CRESKEN
Quality cannon irons that are 1030 medium carbon steel Investment Cast.

Springfield Arsenal LLC GBO User Name:Cannonmn
Ordnance, Artillery, Ammo, Militaria

Double D · « **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2006, 07:07:35 PM »

Blackpowder Cannons and shooting supplies link list

The following links are not sponsors

A link list of suppliers of Cannons, cannon shooting supplies and materials for building your own gun, big and small taken from postings here on this board and found on the internet. These are not sponsors.

Links are active. Just click on any name and you will be taken to their website. Click on email address to send an email. This is not an endorsement just a list of resources.

If you find one of these links dead, please drop me a PM.

If you contact one of these companies, be sure and tell them you found them on GrayBeard 's Blackpowder Mortar and Cannon Board.

Warning
Shooting cannons is not like shooting a big over sized muzzleloader. There is a completely different set of internal ballistics involved. Read up on cannon shooting before you acquire a cannon. Suggested reading is THE MORE COMPLETE CANNONEER By M.C. Switlik with selected excerpts from other artillery manuals
The book can be ordered from these two suppliers by clicking on these hotlinks:

Magazine
The Artilleryman
Historical Publications, Inc.
234 Monarch Hill Rd.
Tunbridge VT 05077
Phone: 802-889-3500
Fax: 802-889-5627
E-Mail: mail@civilwarnews.com
Published quarterly $18 per year

CAVEAT EMPTOR
Contact these sites for information about their products before ordering. Dealers may not update their sites frequently. Dealers may list products that they no longer have and may have products not listed. It’s best to send them an email or make a phone call to inquire about what they have before ordering. On large websites use the website’s search function to find what you are looking for or use your browser find function to search.

Do your research, before you order. Query the Companies on http://www.google.com . Use the Search function on GBO. Find out what is being said about the companies before ordering.. Make sure you know who you are dealing with and where they are before ordering.. Get contact information, including email address, business addresses, and telephone numbers, before ordering.

Before you send money, communicate with the company. Ask about delivery dates, back order and stock availability. Lock down delivery dates. If possible, pay with a credit card or postal money order. Don’t send cash, grocery store money orders or cashiers checks. Keep records of every contact and transaction.

Keep in mind that a lot of these products are unique items. You won't find them at Wal-Mart. The items are often hand made by craftsmen who work out of their garage. These people often have a real job and work on these products in their spare time. It is time consuming and costly to set up and make these articles. Be patient.

I can not vouch for the reliability of any of these sites. You must deal with them with caution. I am only providing this list a resource.

All links in blue are hot, click on them.

Cannons and carriages

Surplus Rifled Cannon Barrels