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Saint Petersburg, Russia
« on: March 05, 2010, 04:01:19 PM »
Snow's too deep to get into the shop so I'm spending time surfing. Boooooring :'(
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2010, 04:39:20 PM »
boring but you came up with something cool .

that is one bad boy looking multimortar wagon wheel thinnage ....i wouldnt want to be within 200 yds of it and that is as a crew member.  :o

but it wouldnt be boring .     

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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2010, 05:47:08 PM »
Love that priority mail cannon!
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2010, 01:24:19 AM »
I've heard that everyone on the 44 barrel cannon crew was no higher than 3'-4" for obvious reasons.   ;D
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2010, 02:00:20 PM »
If memory is correct, seems like some of us saw all kinds of cool things at that museum years ago. I'll see if i can find the pic of that cool tripod mortar.
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2010, 02:23:06 PM »
Nov. 8th, 2007.

Here's the 6 funt bronze mortar, model 1707- on tripod:
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2010, 05:47:02 AM »
The rotary mortar is perplexing ...... ???
If they shoot @ 45 degrees , what keeps the balls and charges in place ? Patched tight fit ?
Looks more like a rotary Holocaust machine .  :-\
Gunner lies flat on his back to fire  ;)
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2010, 07:16:21 AM »
Quote from: 1Southpaw on March 07, 2010, 05:47:02 AM
The rotary mortar is perplexing ...... ???
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Gunner lies flat on his back to fire  ;)

Maybe a rotating seat in the middle?
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2010, 08:53:34 AM »
Quote from: Cat Whisperer on March 06, 2010, 01:24:19 AM
I've heard that everyone on the 44 barrel cannon crew was no higher than 3'-4" for obvious reasons.   ;D

Might be the first time that you would see the sign, you can't be any taller than this (appropriate signage) to operate this cannon.
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2010, 09:16:25 AM »
they oughta named it "the crowd pleaser" . Hold my beer and watch this . :o
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2010, 10:58:42 AM »
I understand it is a wheel that rotates on an axle and as each chamber passes a single point, the primer for a single barrel is ignited. Otherwise, it would be like a 4th of July pinwheel. You know the 4th of July. Our "traditional" day that is identified with "George Washington".

Richard The Patriot :P
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2010, 11:41:33 AM »
You know the 4th of July.

Yeah, otherwise known as Independence Day, but most young people weren't taught that.
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2010, 12:27:06 PM »
Think about it.............alot of our young people are too independent today.
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2010, 12:44:26 PM »
I think most of them are too dependent today, expecting someone else to provide all the necessities while they work to provide only entertainment.  Witness the riots at Berkeley last week where, supposedly, study only the "best and brightest."
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« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2010, 01:42:02 PM »
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can't be any taller than

Back in 1973 we walked the decks of a ship in England . It was the one Lord Nelson met his waterloo ?

The heigth between decks was quite short .
I was 6' at the time and could only stand upright between the decks beams .  They pointed out the corner of the ship where LN died during the battle .
When the tour guide asked , "any questions ? "  I asked how did they manage to move about the decks with out knocking ones self out let alone reload and shoot . ?
answer ....."Average crew man was 5' tall".
Interesting  fact I never realized .
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #15 on: March 07, 2010, 02:08:43 PM »
Well, back when i was in school, there was a picture of George Washington in the class rooms, and every once in a while, historical pictures of cannons.
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« Reply #16 on: March 07, 2010, 02:32:43 PM »
Well, back when i was in school, there was a picture of George Washington in the class rooms, and every once in a while, historical pictures of cannons.

and it was frequently pointed out that George Washington was considered a really tall man at 6'.
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2010, 02:59:18 PM »
GGaskill, you like math problems, how tall was George Washington on horseback?
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #18 on: March 07, 2010, 03:24:15 PM »
George Washington stood 6'2" without boots.
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #19 on: March 07, 2010, 03:38:32 PM »
Southpaw; here's your answer. I had to use a chart last week to determine the height of a carriage from a painting with some Europeans standing next to it. English in the early 18th c. were 5'5".

http://ideas.repec.org/p/lmu/muenec/572.html
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #20 on: March 07, 2010, 03:46:02 PM »
... how tall was George Washington on horseback?

Don't know if this is a gimmick question (he was just as tall on a horse as he was standing on the ground) or if you are asking how high was the top of his head while sitting on a horse (obviously depends on the size of the horse.)  Judging from myself (6' 2" tall), the top of his head would be about 37" above the back of the horse plus the thickness of the saddle, etc.  Plus or minus about 8', depending on the horse.
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #21 on: March 07, 2010, 03:53:26 PM »
And to think that Tim talks about my topics drifting.
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« Reply #22 on: March 07, 2010, 03:58:25 PM »
and in conclusion............an American in 1780 was 6.6 cm taller than an Englishman :o
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #23 on: March 07, 2010, 11:31:13 PM »
Lance, the carriage wheel behind the tripod mortar in your pic........do you have any more pics with this wheel in them ?   
 
 aaaaaaaa  so George Washington was an American gentleman........you learn something new every day.  What's a Patriot ?   don't think we have many of those over here.
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« Reply #24 on: March 08, 2010, 09:46:51 AM »
Patriot's day is celebrated Stateside every April 21st!   ;D ::)

(They were on our side.   :D  )
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #25 on: March 08, 2010, 10:57:09 AM »
Only Maine and Massachusetts.......right?  Lexington & Concord rememberance?  Why Maine?  I'm going to run out of powder.
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« Reply #26 on: March 08, 2010, 01:47:19 PM »
Yes.  But there MIGHT be a third.

I taught HS in Littleton for a year MANY years ago when I got off active duty.  Schools were off for a WEEK to celebrate.  Littleton - Acton - Concord/Lexington.  Just a few miles apart. 
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« Reply #27 on: March 08, 2010, 02:48:03 PM »
Quote from: carronader on March 07, 2010, 11:31:13 PM
Lance, the carriage wheel behind the tripod mortar in your pic........do you have any more pics with this wheel in them ?   
 
 
carronader, look on page 68, Nov.8th 2007, Russian Artillery Museum, lot's of pictures there, let us know what you find.
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« Reply #28 on: March 08, 2010, 07:06:50 PM »
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A really cool missile  ;D
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Re: Saint Petersburg, Russia
« Reply #29 on: March 09, 2010, 05:46:22 AM »
IS this a book lance ?
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