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Goodwin's Cannon, 1862
« on: July 29, 2009, 09:11:20 AM »
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Re: Goodwin's Cannon, 1862
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2009, 08:21:49 PM »
I liked this one, Cannonmn. Too bad he was in so much of a hurry, injurys could have been avoided. Has anyone attempted to make one of these? Maybe a test or small model of one? Pretty high rate of fire for that time frame! BoomLover
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Re: Goodwin's Cannon, 1862
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2009, 03:38:38 AM »
If you build one, let me know.  Looking at the drawings, it is more complex than it needs to be. Machining the curved breech slot must have been tricky, however I guess the basic contours could have been in the casting since it was bronze. 

The gun is in reality a slidiing-wedge breech like Krupp perfected, only the Goodwin wedge had the unnecessary complication of being curved.  I'm guessing if a machinist wanted to make something like this, he'd copy a 2-pounder Hotchkiss, or one of the 1890's Krupp guns, any of which used a horizontal sliding wedge with a slow-screw lever to move it forcefully the last inch or so of closure.
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Re: Goodwin's Cannon, 1862
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2009, 04:04:26 AM »
I still just get a banned note when I try to open anything on the nssa board

that organisation aint serious in their behavior as they dont ansver why on my and others questions
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Re: Goodwin's Cannon, 1862
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2009, 04:13:24 AM »
Dan, I will write them once again, to their webmaster, and ask what the deal is.  It may be to protect themselves from SPAM.  I'm the forum moderator on the CMH forum, and I have to approve all non-member posts.  We get as many as hundreds of spam emails from one Russian a_____e a week, containing links to the worst porn sites there are.  I'm sure NSSA doesnt' want that.  Meanwhile, anything that I've posted on there I can get you one way or another.

Basically the NSSA post asks what is the Goodwin cannon.  The answers are all in only two links, outside of NSSA.


http://www.google.com/patents?id=QLpvAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&source=gbs_overview_r&cad=0

http://books.google.com/books?id=romg5Drmwq8C&lpg=PA184&ots=ll3Sh5vdHC&dq=william%20f.%20goodwin%20%20ohio%20cannon&pg=PA183
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Re: Goodwin's Cannon, 1862
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2009, 04:40:26 AM »
Im not sure if its any idea , there are several people already who tried that and they doesnt get any reply on their questions .
I just think its funny that such an large and by their own thinkings serious organisation doesnt care more about people from outside usa . if now thats the problem .
I dont think thats the behavior to any serious organisation, so in my mind they aint serious at all , just a bunch of ............
sorry you guys who are members there , dont take it personal .
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Re: Goodwin's Cannon, 1862
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2009, 10:26:26 AM »
cannonmn.
   The Question was really if one is known.  I like the trasitional stuff (in firearms too) ,early breech-loaders and cartridge. Built and Ellsworth and a Hughes (some version but copied the original) and would like to copy that 1.6 Whitworth next.  The Mech. on the Goodwin doesnt look to bad to machine; but would like to see it.
   The biggest drawback for me would be , Who wants to feed something that big. Cant play as often.
   As for the accident in the clipping; we had something simular happen the last time we rapid fired the Williams gun . And I do mean the last time. Just lucky.

Bob

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Re: Goodwin's Cannon, 1862
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2009, 10:56:05 AM »
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The Question was really if one is known.

No survivors of that design are known to me, anyway.  They were bronze so probably got scrapped out long ago, but you can never be sure there isn't one lying on the floor of someone's garage.
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