Author Topic: Ft. Worden Coastal Artillery Museum (Read 630 times)

jeeper1 · « **on:** August 19, 2005, 11:12:11 AM »

In Port Townsend Wa. I stopped there yesterday to check it out. In my opinion, what a waste of time and fuel. No full-size guns. A couple of scaled down models, some projectiles and lots of pictures. The only thing worth while about it was the collection of military rifles (46) including a french Chechault (sp) machine gun and a couple of heavy MG's. The rifles were from about 1871 thru WW2. I did pick up a toy cast bronze mortar for $6. Just something to help clutter up my house some more.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2005, 12:15:37 PM »

Sometimes the little models are well worth the trip - to have a scaled replica is often much easier to understand how things fits together than an original print!

Dictator · « **Reply #2 on:** August 20, 2005, 03:30:35 AM »

That's the same little "dictator" our team got as a trophy in the New Ulm, MN shoot. I'm thinking of drilling out the vent hole and shooting jelly beans

Double D · « **Reply #3 on:** August 20, 2005, 04:50:11 AM »

Be sure you have enough windage :lol:

jeeper1 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 20, 2005, 08:16:05 AM »

Yep, the vent hole does not go all the way thru.

The bore looks deep enough and big enough for jelly beans.