Author Topic: Customer made field carriage (Read 757 times)

irishman · « **on:** January 24, 2013, 09:32:50 AM »

Many of our customers build their own carriages. This photo of a BROOKS-USA 69 caliber 24PDR was submitted by a customer who has shown notable carriage building skills. Thought some of you would enjoy this.

Michael
Home of the Golden Gun

Zulu · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2013, 10:06:28 AM »

That's real nice Michael.
Did he also make the wheels?
Zulu

KABAR2 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2013, 10:54:52 AM »

Ummm... I hate to cast aspersions but......I would love to see closeups of that carraige.... There is a non firing cannon with a carraige like this with pot metal hardware and this appears to be one of those...... someone sold one of your barrels on one of these some months back on ebay.

irishman · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2013, 02:14:39 PM »

Quote from: Zulu on January 24, 2013, 10:06:28 AM

That's real nice Michael.
Did he also make the wheels?
Zulu

Thanks Zulu. I didn't ask which components he purchased, but there is alot of interest in well made spoked wheels. Are you making spoked wheels for sale?

Michael
Home of the Golden Gun

RocklockI · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2013, 02:24:29 PM »

A very nice looking carriage

. Maybe someone could make molds from the hardware even IF it is zinc ?

Zulu · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2013, 04:08:23 PM »

Quote from: irishman on January 24, 2013, 02:14:39 PM

Quote from: Zulu on January 24, 2013, 10:06:28 AM
That's real nice Michael.
Did he also make the wheels?
Zulu

Thanks Zulu. I didn't ask which components he purchased, but there is alot of interest in well made spoked wheels. Are you making spoked wheels for sale?

Michael
Home of the Golden Gun

Michael,
No Sir, I'm not making wheels.
I have not figured out a way to make them where they could be reasonably priced.

Zulu

WindElevation · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2013, 04:36:55 PM »

This is the same cannon that Dockholidaiy posted [ NOV. 6, 2012 ] as for sale on Ebay, item # 281017050540, that was thought to have plastic wheels. The same picture is in that listing. It's location then was Twin Falls, Id. This was not Dockholidaiy's cannon, he just pointed out that it was for sale on Ebay. The Ebay posting can still be looked at....... Gary

KABAR2 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2013, 04:55:04 PM »

link to the original disscussion on this same cannon ;
http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,267934.msg1099606355.html#msg1099606355

link to ebay ended auction:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/REVOLUTIONARY-WAR-YORKTOWN-BLACK-POWDER-CANNON-SIGNAL-CANNON-SALUTE-CANNON-/281017050540?pt=Vintage_Hunting&hash=item416debe5ac&nma=true&si=zH0G8EBS3qkYmyw5WYagagsldow%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

O.K. now I will cast aspersions your client didn't make the carraige he is full of B.S.

irishman · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2013, 05:42:01 PM »

Darn good detective work, guys.

I obviously missed the initial thread--but enjoyed reading it after the fact.... I like the look of the brass 24PDR mounted on the maple field carriage--looked solid, can only hope it will prove to be. Will keep looking for the "reel" deal wheel....

Michael
Home of the Golden Gun