Author Topic: Zulu IMA carriage (Read 533 times)

Zulu · « **on:** September 09, 2012, 11:45:08 AM »

Quote from: Double D on September 09, 2012, 10:20:17 AM

I wasn't going to post this picture because of it's poor quality. But since I need to help in some research on the carriage color I am posting away...does anyone know what color Dutch East India Company used on their ship guns?

Starting Wednesday on the Nat Geo channel a TV show about IMA called Family guns. They will have cannons...

DD,
I don't know what color was used but I do know who made the carriage.

Zulu

Double D · « **Reply #1 on:** September 09, 2012, 01:01:54 PM »

Yes I knew who made the carriage also.

I could tell from their enthusiasm, they are thrilled with your work.

Cannon Cocker · « **Reply #2 on:** December 22, 2012, 01:00:26 PM »

Zulu, I noticed that the carriage in DDs photo has brass wheel bearings and the carriage in yours doesn't have them. Was this common, and why on one and not the other.

Zulu · « **Reply #3 on:** December 22, 2012, 03:28:27 PM »

Quote from: Cannon Cocker on December 22, 2012, 01:00:26 PM

Zulu, I noticed that the carriage in DDs photo has brass wheel bearings and the carriage in yours doesn't have them. Was this common, and why on one and not the other.

Brass wheel bearings?

You will have to show me what you are talking about.
Zulu

Cannon Cocker · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2012, 08:10:59 PM »

Maybe its just a washer (or an illusion), but it looks like a brass inner sleeve on the inside of the wheels showing in the picture of your carriage with the barrel on it.

GLS · « **Reply #5 on:** December 23, 2012, 01:36:11 AM »

Thats just were the keeper pin has rubbed the wheel.

Zulu · « **Reply #6 on:** December 23, 2012, 01:42:28 AM »

Quote from: GLS on December 23, 2012, 01:36:11 AM

Thats just were the keeper pin has rubbed the wheel.

This is correct!
The two pictures are of the same carriage.
Zulu

Cannon Cocker · « **Reply #7 on:** December 23, 2012, 06:17:09 AM »

Pin rubbing makes sense. After studying the photos I too saw that the wood grain pattern was the same, but was puzzled by what looked like brass color.