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Whatzit?
« on: December 16, 2009, 09:26:18 AM »
Does anyone know what this is?

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Re: Whatzit?
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2009, 09:47:54 AM »
Douglas...........you blew it............it's got a tag on it for Emburgh Castle
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Re: Whatzit?
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2009, 10:06:16 AM »
Yeah, I posted the wrong picture, try now!
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Re: Whatzit?
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2009, 10:32:21 AM »
It is a morwitzer.  See my previous discussion of the one I own.  It has as I recall a pretty unusual chamber arrangement.  Bore as I recall is 5".  I think that photo was taken of one offered for sale by a Front Royal, VA gun dealer, since deceased, John Appleton.  The cannon was sold at the store maybe 3 or 4 years ago.
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Re: Whatzit?
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2009, 10:50:34 AM »
Technically speaking, the morwitzer is simply an evolution of the howitor.





I'm having a bridge sale this week, too.
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« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2009, 12:10:55 PM »
Would make a good place to store your Biltong.
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« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2009, 12:15:56 PM »
John I found the old morwitzer post...you made that up and I posted that picture before, forgot that...Yep that was in John Appleton's shop...
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« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2009, 01:49:22 PM »
reminds me a little of this piece , but this is slightly larger
my son is 5' 10"
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« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2009, 01:58:12 PM »
sq and hex nuts . Some one has been playing   ;D

I can see I'm gonna have to get a bigger lathe.  Go East young man , go East .

Be a fun trio to take my Semi and a 40 ' van shopping . Don't have a van but they are cheap in places , could pick one up along the way.  Fill that Van with mills , big lathes , surface grinders , tooling , what ever . Need an investor   ::)
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