Last of the Mohicans (1992) siege of the fort also use of a Grenade launcher
This is one of my favorites also. The French and Indian War scene in which a huge French, cast iron, siege mortar is used by Montcalm's forces in 1757, against the British in Fort William Henry on Lake George, 35 miles north of Saratoga, New York, is memorable. The huge mortar pictured below, weighing approx. 4,900 pounds is now at Fort Ticonderoga, formerly French, Fort Carillon. It was cast just 15 years after the Battle for Fort William Henry and could very well have been used as a model for the historical armament experts hired by the movie company for the ordnance of the French siege battery on the north-west shore of Lake George which bombarded Fort William Henry.
Tracy
2007 at Ft. Ticonderoga and the French siege mortar. The cheeks weighed almost as much as the tube.
Markings in good condition. A 12" French siege mortar.
French, 'fleur-de-lis' are evident in the casting as they were on the flags fluttering in the breeze which blew through the French batteries during that siege so long ago.
12" bore with large chamber. An approx. 190 pound bombe was thrown by these large mortars.
Don't forget about "The Pride and the Passion" starring Cary Grant, Sophia Loren and 'old blue eyes', Frank Sinatra and the Huge Spanish Gun. It's based on the novel,
The Gun, by C. S. Forster. The gun's ride down the mountainside is worth the price of admission! Sophia's strategically torn blouse ain't bad either.