F. Bannerman stuff.

[Cannoneer]

I found this video worth the time to view, so might you.
http://www.cityofsmoke.com/archives/393

 

[MKlein]

Thanks Cannoneer for sharing, very interesting. Looks like an electronic copy of his catalog is hard to find.

[cannonmn]

Thanks for sharing, that's one of the best videos on B.I.  The same iron and bronze naval gun carriage shown at 41 sec. into the video is now in my collection, serving as the carriage for "Vickie," the British 16-pounder rifled gun.  Some may recall when I posted photos after I won it in a 2011 (?) auction of cannons and artillery accouterments from Eastover Resort in MA.  The resort had purchased some of the very last artillery remaining on B.I., back in the 1950's.  The carriage shown was made by the Navy in the 1870's for the short-lived "heavy 20 pdr. bronze rifle."

[KABAR2]

I tripped over another video of Bannerman's Island.... some really great shots of it.....
Here's a little trivia for you... During WWI incase of invasion West point had ranging info and photo's of the island so if the need arose to keep it's stores out of enemy hands the island was to be shelled....