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Offline rivercat

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New member invited by Kabar2
« on: March 14, 2013, 04:35:57 AM »
Hi All,
I am a new member and thanks to Kabar2 for inviting me across.
Well a little about myself, Love of all things that go bang more so with Black powder although bigger the better.
I head up the restoration work at Fort Amherst in Chatham Kent England, It is really a full time job but we are all volunteers at the Fort  with a love of the place. It was built to protect the Royal Dockyard at Chatham.
We currently have around 130no cannon ranging from 3pdrs, 6pdrs both heavy and light, 9pdrs, 18pdrs, 24pdrs, 32pdrs and a 64pdr, we also have a number of mortars from memory about 5no but I might be wrong on that. The age range of these cannon dates from Elizbethan through to the 1800's .
We have a number of shells and cannon balls of which the earliest is Roman and made of stone.
As I am new to this forum I am not sure if this is posted in the correct part but bare with me. I hope to learn some more from you fellows the other side of the pond as at the end of the day we are all learning most of the time.
Will hope to post some stuff up soon.
Rivercat :)
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Re: New member invited by Kabar2
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2013, 05:58:34 AM »
 
Welcome to the forum. Pull up a chair and sit a spell.
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Re: New member invited by Kabar2
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2013, 07:00:39 AM »
Welcome!
I found this fellow on another black powder cannon forum and have seen some of his carraige work over there,
so Rivercat when you have time please show off some of your work at the fort.....
 
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Re: New member invited by Kabar2
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2013, 09:27:47 AM »
Welcome to the forum  8)
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Re: New member invited by Kabar2
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2013, 09:49:18 AM »
Hi Rivercat and welcome.


It's good to have someone else from England on the board.


I got quite a surprise when I saw that you work at Fort Amherst, as I work just down the road in the Universities.


We will have to meet up sometime so I can pick your brains.


Rotunda :)
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Re: New member invited by Kabar2
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2013, 02:00:02 PM »
Welcome Rivercat,

The description of where you work and the rough description of the cannon there is a teaser.  Is there a web site with pictures or virtual tours so we can take in the sights.


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Re: New member invited by Kabar2
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2013, 11:10:06 PM »
Welcome to the board, rivercat. Are you familiar with this French piece cast at Douay in 1815, do you know anything of its history?

http://www.fortamherst.com/index.php/gallery/category/2-cannons?limitstart=0




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Re: New member invited by Kabar2
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2013, 11:19:24 PM »
Thanks all for the welcome Looking forward to getting involved with you all.
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Re: New member invited by Kabar2
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2013, 11:22:18 PM »
Quote from: Cannoneer on March 14, 2013, 11:10:06 PM
Welcome to the board, rivercat. Are you familiar with this French piece cast at Douay in 1815, do you know anything of its history?

http://www.fortamherst.com/index.php/gallery/category/2-cannons?limitstart=0




Hi Cannoner,
I do not know much about this one other than it is on loan from the Royal Artillary collection, this is an oldish photo as I have since made the base for it . I will try and get some pictures the weekend but it is part of the fort that is under restoration currently.
Rivercat
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Re: New member invited by Kabar2
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2013, 11:26:47 PM »
Quote from: Rotunda on March 14, 2013, 09:49:18 AM
Hi Rivercat and welcome.


It's good to have someone else from England on the board.


I got quite a surprise when I saw that you work at Fort Amherst, as I work just down the road in the Universities.


We will have to meet up sometime so I can pick your brains.


Rotunda :)
Hi Rotunda,
I am down there most saturdays but the best time to meet up I guess will be Easter Sunday and Monday as I will be down there firing the 25pdr field gun dated from 1941 which came out of the western dessert.
If it works out will give you a guided tour.
Rivercat
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Re: New member invited by Kabar2
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2013, 11:30:57 PM »
Quote from: Cannon Cocker on March 14, 2013, 02:00:02 PM
Welcome Rivercat,

The description of where you work and the rough description of the cannon there is a teaser.  Is there a web site with pictures or virtual tours so we can take in the sights.
Hi Cannon Cocker,
Yes there is at the following,  www,fortamherst.com
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