10 inch mortar carriage?

[carmy53]

Does anybody know what kind of carriage/sled/bed the 10 inch mortar at Ft. Sumter was mounted on? I have a mortar that isn't a reproduction of anything but I think it most closely resembles a 10 inch. I'd like to make a carriage for it that would look vaguely authentic.
Also, I'm making up some pvc pipe projectiles. Does it matter what length they are? The mortar is 11" and the bore depth is 8". I made some 4" and some 6".

[GGaskill]

Actually, your mortar resembles the models of 1861.  Check out the mortars at the bottom of this page at Robinson's Battery.

[jamesfrom180]

Looks to be a good reason to make a field styled carriage. 
http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,228546.msg1099268962.html#msg1099268962

I remember seeing builds of mortar beds on wheels.  Would make a neat king mortar style.   

[seacoastartillery]

 Does anybody know what kind of carriage/sled/bed the 10 inch mortar at Ft. Sumter was mounted on? I have a mortar that isn't a reproduction of anything but I think it most closely resembles a 10 inch. I'd like to make a carriage for it that would look vaguely authentic.
 Also, I'm making up some pvc pipe projectiles. Does it matter what length they are? The mortar is 11" and the bore depth is 8". I made some 4" and some 6".
 
 

 
 
 
      Carmy53,    If you decide that your mortar more closely resembles the 10 Seacoast Mortar M1807 located at Fort Sumter, and I hope you do, because it can be made to look almost exactly like the photo you posted above, then I have a photo of the exact carriage used for this type of mortar at the Trapier Battery about one mile from Fort Sumter. If you look closely at the two pics, the one of your mortar I rotated 180 degrees, so you can compare the shapes easier.  With a fairly straightforward recess cut on a lathe the chase can be made to look like the Sumter mortar.  The breech end can be shaped like the 1807 Model by executing a recessed, hemispherical cut on the lathe and then truncating it by facing off.
 
 Tracy
 
 
 Here is the Mortar Bed used with the 1807 Seacoast Mortar.
 
 
 
 
 

[carmy53]

 

 
 
 
 Carmy53,    If you decide that your mortar more closely resembles the 10 Seacoast Mortar M1807 located at Fort Sumter, and I hope you do, because it can be made to look almost exactly like the photo you posted above....  With a fairly straightforward recess cut on a lathe the chase can be made to look like the Sumter mortar.  The breech end can be shaped like the 1807 Model by executing a recessed, hemispherical cut on the lathe and then truncating it by facing off.
 
 Tracy
 

Tracy, that is exactly what I was thinking. I was even going to try to find a local machinist to make the changes but I have decided that this barrel is too heavy for me. Now I have to decide what to do with the thing.