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British cannon drill
« on: October 29, 2008, 04:11:21 PM »
Years ago, I saw a movie clip of a british gun drill. They had a not so small brass/bronze barreled cannon on a field carriage. They were to move up to a barrier/wall, disassemble the barrel, wheels, and carriage then over the wall they went with all the pieces and when finished reassemble the pieces and fire the cannon. Anyone ever seen something like that?. Frank

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Re: British cannon drill
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2008, 04:37:05 PM »
Years ago, I saw a movie clip of a british gun drill. They had a not so small brass/bronze barreled cannon on a field carriage. They were to move up to a barrier/wall, disassemble the barrel, wheels, and carriage then over the wall they went with all the pieces and when finished reassemble the pieces and fire the cannon. Anyone ever seen something like that?. Frank

yeah, I saw that too.  Some sort of competition.  Take the gun apart (about the size of a jackass howitzer), get it over a ditch, over a wall, put it back together and fire a blank.  I wish I could remember what the event was and what the show was called.  I think it was a PBS show. 
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Re: British cannon drill
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2008, 05:27:00 PM »
Years ago, I saw a movie clip of a british gun drill. They had a not so small brass/bronze barreled cannon on a field carriage. They were to move up to a barrier/wall, disassemble the barrel, wheels, and carriage then over the wall they went with all the pieces and when finished reassemble the pieces and fire the cannon. Anyone ever seen something like that?. Frank

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Re: British cannon drill
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2008, 05:51:48 PM »
Here's the South Afrcia version of that event.  bhttp://www.swartkopchallenge.com/  The SAMCC start the runs.

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Re: British cannon drill
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2008, 01:01:44 AM »
I saw that show and as I recall the gun looked like a British 13-pounder Royal Horse Artillery gun.
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« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2008, 11:25:04 AM »
Yes!!. Exactly what I was referring to. From memory (CRS you know) there was also a lot of bruises, and other hurts being displayed. Thanks all. Frank

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Re: British cannon drill
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2008, 05:14:32 PM »
I remember the show also.  What impressed me was the training that these men went through.  If I remember correctly one of the men was injured just before the competition and couldn't compete.  He had been training for at least a year, and to say he was disappointed is an understatement.
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