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Offline paulj84003

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Other cannons
« on: August 01, 2008, 03:54:26 AM »
Several days back I posted a photo of three newly constructed pieces, a cannon and two mortors. I have build three other cannons in the past.  Attached is a photo of a deck gun that i build in the 70's, barrel 11" long 9/16 bore.   My first cannon was quite small, I made it in 1947 when I was 14.  The barrel was 3/8 dia 1/8" bore and was fitted to a HO gauge Railroad truck. It was fired electrically using a piece of filliment from a light bulb running from the touch hole  down to the rail road track. a lead ball and home made black powder. ( i'd been making black powder for a couple of years to fire rockets made from 50 cal machine gun cartridge cases.) My second cannon was a little larger and fired Gerber baby food cans full of plaster as projectiles  this was circa 1958.
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Re: Other cannons
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2008, 05:11:54 AM »
Paul J, welcome to board! cool little cannon, now we need the required fire & smoke pictures or videos... ;D

Ed
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Re: Other cannons
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2008, 12:44:34 AM »
Quote from: paulj84003 on August 01, 2008, 03:54:26 AM
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 My first cannon was quite small, I made it in 1947 when I was 14.  
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Paul -

WELCOME to the board!

In 1947 I was born!

Glad to see the pix of your toys!

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Re: Other cannons
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2008, 06:57:05 AM »
Tim, you were born in 1947?  Man are you old!   Wait so was I!! Man are we old!!   

Paul thanks for thye memories and wlecome to the board.
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Re: Other cannons
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2008, 07:04:12 AM »
C'mon guys. Paul was 14 in '47, you guys are makin' him feel reeeally old...   :) :D  ;D

Terry (50 years young)
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Re: Other cannons
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2008, 02:41:13 PM »
Quote from: Double D on August 03, 2008, 06:57:05 AM
Tim, you were born in 1947?  Man are you old!   Wait so was I!! Man are we old!!   
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Nope.  I'm NOT old!  Old is an ATTITUDE, AND I'm in DENIAL!

I'll only admit to being over 55 on Tuesdays, and that's at the grocery for the %5 discount.  0r was that on Wednesdays?

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Re: Other cannons
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2008, 04:37:02 PM »
     I feel it is my duty to make all of you guys feel better.  I was born  200 YEARS   after El Baiajeto, Cannonmn's latest charge, a big bronze 24 pdr., now residing at the U.S. Naval academy, was cast in Seville, Spain by Mathias Solano!  That's   200    years!!  And you guys thought you were old;  Phooey!  Now, doesn't that make you feel better?

You're welcome,

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Re: Other cannons
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2008, 06:32:17 PM »
You wanna talk "old" . . . 

I know of people who were dead and gone in 1947. Kewl cannon, I don't care how old it is.
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Re: Other cannons
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2008, 07:18:37 PM »
Quote from: Slam-Fire on August 09, 2008, 06:32:17 PM
You wanna talk "old" . . . 

I know of people who were dead and gone in 1947. Kewl cannon, I don't care how old it is.


That's old in my book!   ;D
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