Shot Line Gun

[jeeper1]

While going through my pictures from the Ft. Worden museum I culled these two out for posting here.

[intoodeep]

Jeeper1,

 Thanks for diggin' up the photos. I notice that the USLSS stampings are upside down on the trunnion.  I have not seen the true markings close up so, I wonder if that was normal? Also, the quoin seems to be a replacement as the original had "steps" to it.  Do you by chance have a shot of the muzzle? None the less it's nice to see an original bronze "C" tube and carriage.

 One of these days (when I get of my backside) I'll have Dom make one of these in a GB size on the metal commercial style carriage.

[cannonmn]

The more usual name for the item is "Line Throwing Gun."  Aka "Lyle Gun" named after the US designer of this type, David Lyle.

We've got a few in the collection since that's one of the first types of cannons we owned.  Some of our early ones include:

-Manby mortar, cast iron, on original square iron base
-Hall 2.5 inch, bronze, on orig. wood/steel mount
-Hall 3.5 inch, bronze, with steel portion of mount
-U.S. "Lyle" type as shown above, Watervliet arsenal 1929
-Unknown cast iron gun with 2.5-inch bore, shaped like U.S. Lyle gun but larger exterior dimensions, probably ca. 1900*
-Costen steel gun with center trunnions

*if anyone thinks they know who made that one, please let me know, Paul Barnett was not familiar with it.