Author Topic: Odd Carriage (Read 649 times)

Zulu · « **on:** February 13, 2010, 10:55:38 AM »

Here is an odd carriage I stumbled on. It is a front pintle Barbette type but it is really different. It said it is at Oslo Castle. A breech loader. Is any one familiar with it?
Zulu

Max Caliber · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2010, 11:25:46 AM »

That looks like a European Engstrom carriage. Another attempt to control recoil that didn't work very well.

KABAR2 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2010, 01:18:48 PM »

Interesting design, looks like it cams along the slope, it must have been a bear to reset after every shot.....

I can see why the later ones depended on other methods to raise them than actual man power.

RocklockI · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2010, 01:50:03 PM »

Thats a wild looking carriage but what kinda gun is that on it ?

KABAR2 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2010, 02:38:00 PM »

It's listed as unidentified..... By the looks of it there is a gear on the right side that
would aid in moving it back into battery.

http://www.wwi-models.org/Photos/Arti/UFO/index.html

Here's another interesting breech loader pre 1898 bag gun....

Zulu · « **Reply #5 on:** February 13, 2010, 03:06:40 PM »

It looks pretty steep for a recoil path.

Zulu

Max Caliber · « **Reply #6 on:** February 14, 2010, 01:53:04 AM »

The barrel appears to be a muzzle-loader converted to a breech-loader.

little seacoast · « **Reply #7 on:** February 14, 2010, 03:46:19 AM »

It strikes me as odd that with the mechanical sophistication of the carriage that they are still using a quoin for elevation. Or am I missing something?