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Offline buzz36

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cooks arsenal mortor
« on: May 30, 2013, 03:18:18 AM »
Any one ever heard of this place or what they made saw a bronze motor with steel liner
Could find much on the net
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Re: cooks arsenal mortor
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2013, 04:18:52 AM »
I assume that you're talking about the mortar that's currently up for auction on e-Bay (Coehorn British Mortar Black Powder Cannon Reproduction Cook's Arsenal Works). I've never heard of Cooks Arsenal Works before, but it appears to be a pretty rough casting, and it seems like someone has already worked off some of the detail around the muzzle. The description says it has a steel liner in the reduced powder chamber.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121117159090?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
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Re: cooks arsenal mortor
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2013, 06:37:11 AM »
I am going from memory but I believe Cook was a small time producer of cannon out of Conn. He was in his 60's when I met him back in the 1980's He could produce nice work .... it's a pity his label had to be on the front of the peice where it becomes an historical inaccuracy and has been noted the rim detail has been removed I would price this like a iron mortar since it has such a large liner and missing detail and label where it can be seen....... it will take some work to make it look right.....
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Re: cooks arsenal mortor
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2013, 06:40:41 AM »
Alright perhaps I am wrong from the one photo of the muzzle it appeard the entire bore was a liner the write up says just the chamber.... so there is a bit more bronze than i first thought.... still has issues though..... besides what I already mentioned there is no radius from the chanber to the bore... it appears to be flat.....
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Re: cooks arsenal mortor
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2013, 07:06:22 AM »
Beyond the fact that there seems to be some sort of  anomaly  between the chamber liner and barrel--corrosion or separtion maybe, I don't see a problem with this mortar. 
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Re: cooks arsenal mortor
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2013, 08:32:51 AM »
Larry Cook was a very enthusiastic cannoneer from CT.  He made cannons and shot them at games and various events.  He had a bad cannon accident resulting in serious injury to himself,  which was written up in The Artilleryman, sometime in late 80's I'm guessing.  Think he passed away in 1990's but not sure about that.
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Re: cooks arsenal mortor
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2013, 10:47:04 AM »
Did a quick search found this write up on a cannon Cook restored copyright date is 2009.....
http://www.peekskillmuseum.org/PatriotsCannon.html
did a quick business search which gives info of Cook's Arsenal works in Meriden Ct. but no phone number did find a white page listing stating died in 2007... but may not be the same person....
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Re: cooks arsenal mortor
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2013, 02:10:42 PM »
Scroll down to 2nd 1990 entry on last page to read summary of Larry's accident.
 
http://artillerymanmagazine.com/accidents.html
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Re: cooks arsenal mortor
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2013, 04:48:38 PM »
Yes thats the one for me trunion looks to narrow a bit in the middle

For me i going to pass as the casting very rough and i dont like the logo on top
But as i do agree with DD looks shootable
Thanks all for your info and time
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Re: cooks arsenal mortor
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2013, 05:43:14 PM »
Quote from: Double D on May 30, 2013, 07:06:22 AM
Beyond the fact that there seems to be some sort of  anomaly  between the chamber liner and barrel--corrosion or separation maybe, I don't see a problem with this mortar.

Without being witty, let me say this again---It appears the chamber liner is separating from the barrel for some reason
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