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Offline oyvind

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some pictures
« on: July 18, 2011, 10:33:10 PM »
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Re: some pictures
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2011, 05:20:18 AM »
Great pictures. That sure is a big cannon ball in the first pic. Thankyou for sharing.
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« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2011, 05:34:31 AM »
Where are these taken?
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Re: some pictures
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2011, 05:36:04 AM »
That looks like a very unique breechloader.  Do you have any pictures of the carriage?
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« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2011, 11:12:30 AM »
Oslo in Norway.
Quote from: DaveSB on July 19, 2011, 05:34:31 AM
Where are these taken?
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Re: some pictures
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2011, 11:17:13 AM »
Mortar shell. 
 
Quote from: Ex 49'er on July 19, 2011, 05:20:18 AM
Great pictures. That sure is a big cannon ball in the first pic. Thankyou for sharing.
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Re: some pictures
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2011, 11:22:22 AM »
Quote from: oyvind on July 19, 2011, 11:17:13 AM
Mortar shell. 
 
Quote from: Ex 49'er on July 19, 2011, 05:20:18 AM
Great pictures. That sure is a big cannon ball in the first pic. Thankyou for sharing.


 
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Re: some pictures
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2011, 02:08:02 PM »
I must have the cast-iron breechloader shown in the 5th photo.  I will send you my shipping address.  You must obtain it by any means necessary, then send it to me.  I will give it a good home I promise.
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« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2011, 10:03:07 AM »
Quote from: cannonmn on July 19, 2011, 02:08:02 PM
I must have the cast-iron breechloader shown in the 5th photo.  I will send you my shipping address.  You must obtain it by any means necessary, then send it to me.  I will give it a good home I promise.

sounds serious.. I wonder how one procures a cannon from another country. I would assume there would be red tape through the director of antiquities or something to that effect.
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Re: some pictures
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2011, 10:08:27 AM »
I wonder how one procures a cannon from another country.

If it's already in a collection, I guess you would have to have some to trade that they wanted more.

Or steal it.   ;D
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Re: some pictures
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2011, 11:51:14 AM »
Quote from: GGaskill on July 20, 2011, 10:08:27 AM
I wonder how one procures a cannon from another country.

If it's already in a collection, I guess you would have to have some to trade that they wanted more.

Or steal it.   ;D

"Capture" is the accepted method.
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Re: some pictures
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2011, 12:48:32 PM »
That breechloade has an interesting breech design.  It looks like the rear breech plug unscrews and the beech piece slides out the side.  Similar to the early British Armstrong cannons with the removable vent block? 
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Re: some pictures
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2011, 04:43:53 AM »
Dominick
The breechloader was designed by Martin von Wahrendorff in Sweden and made at the Aker foundry in 1846. Here's a picture of how it works from Holley's book of 1866. As you say, it is remarkably similar to William Armstrong's much later breech loader, even down to the lead-coated projectiles. The Wahrendorff gun was different in being of the finest Swedish cast-iron and not built up from Armstrong's wrought-iron hoops.
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