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Offline Michael Az

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Mortar base
« on: July 19, 2006, 06:47:42 PM »
It seems like I have learned that during the civil war two bases were used. I have seen a photo of one that was a sled design and I would like to build that one first. I can't find the photo now and the search isn't working so does anybody have plans or print of one for a golf ball coehorn? I do have auto cad.
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Re: Mortar base
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2006, 08:32:43 PM »
The sled type bases were used on the bigger stuff, 8" and up, from the 1841 pattern of seacoast mortars.  See this page at cwartillery.org for examples.  I know of no Coehorn mount that used a sled, although many have been built by reproducers.

Here is a golf ball-scaled sled mount for a Coehorn.  Adjust the dimensions (like the width) for your barrel dimensions.

I emailed a .dwg file too.
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Re: Mortar base
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2006, 04:01:23 AM »
That is the one I was looking for. Thanks for the help.
Michael
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