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Offline Double D

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Tasking for Rivercat
« on: April 05, 2013, 04:53:38 PM »
Rivercat,

Are there any traveling carriages for siege mortars in you collection?  I am Looking to see color, bolt and hardware mountings to replicate what I am building.  If you have any,  could you take pictures of all 5 sides...six if you can tip it  up to see the bottom.
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Re: Tasking for Rivercat
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2013, 09:54:00 PM »
An interesting project Douglas, what era images do you need? Georgian? Mid Victorian? Late Victorian?
Let me know & I'll have a look in case I have something. Adrian
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Re: Tasking for Rivercat
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2013, 10:40:44 PM »
Particularly this one....or one similar,

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Re: Tasking for Rivercat
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2013, 02:29:04 AM »
Original caption for photo above:  "4th man from left says 'I wish I were THIS tall!' "
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Re: Tasking for Rivercat
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2013, 03:36:13 AM »
Is the guy in the right smoking a pipe while holding power bags?
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Re: Tasking for Rivercat
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2013, 07:40:13 AM »
Quote from: flagman1776 on April 06, 2013, 03:36:13 AM
Is the guy in the right smoking a pipe while holding power bags?
He's their safety inspector.......
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Re: Tasking for Rivercat
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2013, 11:02:12 PM »
Quote from: Double D on April 05, 2013, 04:53:38 PM
Rivercat,

Are there any traveling carriages for siege mortars in you collection?  I am Looking to see color, bolt and hardware mountings to replicate what I am building.  If you have any,  could you take pictures of all 5 sides...six if you can tip it  up to see the bottom.
Hi Mate, no we do not have anything like this in the collection . I am trying to sort out a trip in the next few weeks to the Fire power museum at Woolwich london along with the Royal Armories collection at Fort Nelson in Portsmouth. I am sure one of these may have something along those lines and if they have I will take some piccies for you.
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Re: Tasking for Rivercat
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2013, 04:47:13 PM »
I'm guessing you allready have this?
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Re: Tasking for Rivercat
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2013, 10:29:12 PM »
Yes I have that since the jpg you posted is mine.
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Re: Tasking for Rivercat
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2013, 11:44:14 PM »
What year/model of mortar is this?
Is it a U.S. model?
Is that pic from Mexican war?
Thought I have seen another pic of one of these somewhere else before but wasn't looking for it at the time.
I think that guy is holding 2 sacks of gold.
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Re: Tasking for Rivercat
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2013, 06:59:14 AM »
Quote from: skidmark on April 08, 2013, 11:44:14 PM
What year/model of mortar is this?
Is it a U.S. model?
Is that pic from Mexican war?
Thought I have seen another pic of one of these somewhere else before but wasn't looking for it at the time.
I think that guy is holding 2 sacks of gold.

Don't know about year/model or caliber (IIRC 8in or similar), but I think it was a british mortar made by Bailey Pegg & Co (?).
This photo is from the Second Anglo-Boer War, circa 1900. The Boers called the mortar "seeppot" (soap pot) or something similar. Certainly one of my favorite historic war photos.
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Re: Tasking for Rivercat
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2013, 01:56:29 AM »
I have located the source of the drawing above. I have also locate the source for the source of the drawing above.  I will post the details in my Bowling ball mortar post.  I have some other updates on that subject also.

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