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Offline smokemjoe

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Mortar ID
« on: October 03, 2011, 05:29:24 PM »
 Can anyone tell me about this mortar, It showed up at our cannon shoot Sat. The fellows bought a box of junk at a auction and this barrel was in the bottom. Looked like it was a soda size bore and were shooting lead balls. The mussel had been machinced and looked like pour steel. Also a org. brass signal mortar showed up, I forgot to take pic., Thanks
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Re: Mortar ID
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2011, 01:00:12 AM »
Might be a South Bend tube.
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Re: Mortar ID
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2011, 02:30:35 AM »
It looks to be a "South Bend Replicas" cast iron coehorn; because of the exaggerated length of the rimbase rectangles.
Barrel length: 13"
Bore: 2¾"
Chamber: 7/8"

smokemjoe; what do you mean by 'original signal mortar'?
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Re: Mortar ID
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2011, 03:55:35 AM »
I'd like to find that in the bottom of my junk box, nice old mortar.
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Re: Mortar ID
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2011, 11:02:40 AM »
Me too!
smokemjoe; did they mention what they paid for the box?
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Re: Mortar ID
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2011, 04:36:11 AM »
Quote from: little seacoast on October 04, 2011, 03:55:35 AM
I'd like to find that in the bottom of my junk box, nice old mortar.

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Re: Mortar ID
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2011, 07:38:20 AM »
 They paid like $140.00 for the box but what was on the top was all gun related items thatwas worth more then that alone.
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