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Offline coehornboy

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Ain't a cannon...but not a rifle either..
« on: April 12, 2009, 11:52:56 AM »
I posted these on another site...figured that they would be appreciated here! (Moderators...if in the wrong place, let me know)..

I made these two projects, both with .75 bores.  The first one is a mace-style gonne, turned from a piece of cold rolled steel, with a .50 sub-chamber for powder.  The staff is maple.




The second, a hachebusche, with a oak stock. As in all my projects, I made a cardboard template first:



Here's the finished project:



Here is a close-up of the barrel and the blade, which was forged and hardened.  The barrel straps were also forged by a 'smithy friend.

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Re: Ain't a cannon...but not a rifle either..
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2009, 12:04:32 PM »
coehornboy -

I think you're in the right place!  WELCOME to the board!

Love to see some pix of smoke and flame!

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Re: Ain't a cannon...but not a rifle either..
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2009, 01:57:29 PM »
those are great ! Wow you are inthe right place ...for sure !

I really like that stocked gonne with the wall blade

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Re: Ain't a cannon...but not a rifle either..
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2009, 07:11:59 PM »
Good Looking Gonnes, your in the right place! With that kind of beginning, lets see what else you've got! Mortars, cannons, ect? What else do you like to shoot? Good thinking with the cardboard templates, and your smithy friend did a good job on the straps. Thanks for the posting! BoomLover
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Re: Ain't a cannon...but not a rifle either..
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2009, 07:16:35 PM »
Whoops, forgot! In your first pic, is that another Hand Gonne on the work bench? BoomLover
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