Historical information on the casting of cannon

[KABAR2]

I did a little search on casting cannon and came up with some interesting results........
so for those who enjoy a little lite reading here you go.........

Gun founders of England

http://books.google.com/books?id=IfA8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA26&sig=IDxfvfxyNvNE3AcRpDtbXCsPfag#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Rodman

http://www.nps.gov/archive/fowa/mammoth.htm

Cannon manufacture at West Point

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=950CE6DC1338EE3BBC4950DFBE66838A679FDE

Consise history of casting iron in America up to the American Revolution.

http://books.google.com/books?id=ll8oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=casting+cannon&ots=6iqOttKUWQ&sig=OY6ScsU7G-gdEQJ50X_5nXHLXZ8&hl=en&ei=2CTASoSiLtHU8QaC9rStAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9#v=onepage&q=casting%20cannon&f=false

Foundries casting cannon during the American Revolution

http://books.google.com/books?id=lO0OAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA204&lpg=PA204&dq=casting+cannon&ots=X1JFlQlZ9v&sig=TPNEBhHKqF5iTUBYRodB7JHYuTk&hl=en&ei=2CTASoSiLtHU8QaC9rStAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=casting%20cannon&f=false

American artillerist's companion: or Elements of artillery. Vol II (1809)

http://books.google.com/books?id=IfA8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA26&sig=IDxfvfxyNvNE3AcRpDtbXCsPfag#v=onepage&q=&f=false

[carronader]

Didn't have that one Kabar  Good find.............thanks