My Full scale London Mortar 1798

[Gatto_Gunmaker]

Dear Friends,


This is my son Martin shooting with my Brass mortar.
The caliber is 4.2 inches and you can see the ammunition into the picture. 

O.G.

[dan610324]

hi gatto

what is he shooting ??
is it orange peelings or what ??

[Tropico]

Now theres a great action photo of some fire and smoke !  I really like the look of that mortar !
Martin looks like he is having a good time . For me thats what its all about.

[dan610324]

of course the most important is to shoot and not what , but still Im curious what it is he is using as amunition   

[Gatto_Gunmaker]

Ja Ja ja...

I use a wooden cylinder and much, much newsprint to press the powder.

This ammunition touch the ground 150 metres away.
In other occasions, using ice cilinders and other friends shoot to shotguns with ammunition in flight.
Very funny 

[Ex 49'er]

Puuulllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!     

[A.Roads]

Hi gatto,
Nice to see an English mortar here.
Attached is an original British Royal mortar. 5.5 inch calibre, cast in 1807 by John & Henry King for King George III. The bed is a Victorian era repro, it is of four layers of Oak glued together, the bolts don't go thru & it would not survive being fired, some of the iron work is fairly new. Unfortunately she must have spent too many years on display in a garrison or somesuch, the upper surface has been polished countless times removing a significant amount of material, the Royal Cypher being almost erased in the process.
Adrian.

[Gatto_Gunmaker]

It's a beautiful mortar Adrian !!!
The tube is quite similar. The wood is different, but at the time there were variations. 

O.G.

[KABAR2]

Adrian.

Are you sure the bed is Oak?
The grain structure looks more like Walnut.
Nice looking mortar either way.

Allen <><