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Forum: European Armoury 6th April 2012, 01:37 PM
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Posted By cannonmn
Many collectors in the USA and a number of the...

Many collectors in the USA and a number of the "experts" now voice a strong preference for applying wax to both edged weapons and firearms. Microcrystalline wax is preferred, one trade name is...
Forum: European Armoury 24th March 2012, 07:52 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 196,962
Posted By cannonmn
All I can think of is that the x-ray tester made...

All I can think of is that the x-ray tester made a mistake. I had the operator shoot the machine at the muzzle of the hackbut to stay well clear of the small iron pieces nearer the breech. He shot...
Forum: European Armoury 24th March 2012, 12:03 AM
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Posted By cannonmn
I had my "Ulrich von Schellenberg" hackbut "shot"...

I had my "Ulrich von Schellenberg" hackbut "shot" by an x-ray analyzer today to see what it was made of. I had always thought the metal would be similar to cannons, namely gunmetal, which is...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd March 2012, 05:03 PM
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Posted By cannonmn
Portuguese Artillery Webpages

Nice archive documents and photos!

http://guerradapeninsula-marr.blogspot.com/2011/11/artilharia_03.html

http://guerradapeninsula-marr.blogspot.com/2011/11/artilharia_13.html
Forum: European Armoury 22nd March 2012, 10:19 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,852
Posted By cannonmn
I've heard that here before but never thought to...

I've heard that here before but never thought to ask "why?" So now I ask "what is your issue/problem with photo hosts?" Reason I ask is that I've been posting on many forums for many years using...
Forum: European Armoury 21st March 2012, 04:24 PM
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Views: 12,852
Posted By cannonmn
Here's another link to it, this time there are no...

Here's another link to it, this time there are no "zoom" controls but at least we have the basic info from the webpage I saved.
...
Forum: European Armoury 20th March 2012, 05:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,765
Posted By cannonmn
Fernando, indeed they are wrong about the...

Fernando, indeed they are wrong about the "Portuguese" piece. Lacking the linguistic skills you have, when I began research on this last year I wanted to see what the Portuguese used for their...
Forum: European Armoury 20th March 2012, 04:38 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,852
Posted By cannonmn
Thanks Fernando, I should have mentioned that...

Thanks Fernando, I should have mentioned that this round was designed for a 32-pounder gun. I did some research and during the American Revolution 1775-1781, an earthenwork, star-shaped fort "Fort...
Forum: European Armoury 19th March 2012, 07:32 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,852
Posted By cannonmn
Monster bar shot captured

I "captured" this bar shot at an antique gun show yesterday. It is huge and weighs about 30 lbs. Since it is no longer available from the dealer's site, there should be no problem linking it here,...
Forum: European Armoury 19th March 2012, 03:33 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 6,259
Posted By cannonmn
Historic Guns of British India

Someone posted this on the Graybeard Blackpowder forum-the information would certainly be of interest here as well:

http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Historic_Guns_of_British_India
Forum: European Armoury 5th March 2012, 05:02 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,135
Posted By cannonmn
Anyone interested in more detail on the Arty...

Anyone interested in more detail on the Arty museum in Lisbon? A gent named Steven H. Smith posts on the "Napoleon Series" forum and has posted quite a few topics on Portuguese artillery. Some are...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd March 2012, 03:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,135
Posted By cannonmn
Fernando, I would love to see those models. ...

Fernando, I would love to see those models. Perhaps you could ask the museum if they have any plans to put photos online. If not, perhaps encourage them to do so.
Forum: European Armoury 3rd March 2012, 02:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,135
Posted By cannonmn
Mr. E, I think last time we talked about bar shot...

Mr. E, I think last time we talked about bar shot was near the end of the Gettysburg "snow show." Anyway, here's Michael's extensive thread with more types of unusual projectiles than I've ever seen...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd March 2012, 06:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,135
Posted By cannonmn
The link expires; here's how to get to the pages---

Sorry, as in many library and some museum links, the "search" link expires after some time, maybe 48 hrs. in this case. Here's how to get there:

Go to this random, individual page from the set of...
Forum: European Armoury 1st March 2012, 02:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,135
Posted By cannonmn
292 photos of cannon models in French museums

Graybeard Blackpowder forum member "Steelcharge" has turned up more goodies, and posted them on that forum. One of the more interesting series are the 33 pages, 292 images, of antique cannon models...
Forum: European Armoury 27th February 2012, 06:54 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 22,432
Posted By cannonmn
Michael, thanks again, excellent information,...

Michael, thanks again, excellent information, very rare stuff, never have seen it before.

Our Graybeard member "Steelcharge" who found this stuff has one request I am conveying from the other...
Forum: European Armoury 26th February 2012, 11:16 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 22,432
Posted By cannonmn
Michael, you would hear no objection from me...

Michael, you would hear no objection from me simply because I have nothing to do with those images.

However in my humble and only partially-knowledgeable opinion, in the U.S. at least, posting...
Forum: European Armoury 26th February 2012, 03:15 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 22,432
Posted By cannonmn
Three others again from, Sweden? Our member...

Three others again from, Sweden? Our member "steelcharge" on the Graybeard forum must be Swedish because he finds these things with ease. A search of the "Digitalmuseum" of the Armeemuseum for the...
Forum: European Armoury 26th February 2012, 02:02 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 22,432
Posted By cannonmn
I posted a link back to here, on the Graybeard...

I posted a link back to here, on the Graybeard forum, with my skeptical comments about the Hermann H. wooden canister shot. One of the members there posted links to info and a photo of a...
Forum: European Armoury 25th February 2012, 06:43 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 22,432
Posted By cannonmn
Michael, thanks, wonderful stuff there, no book...

Michael, thanks, wonderful stuff there, no book has even a small percentage of those unusual projectiles. I posted the link to those pages over on the Graybeard Blackpowder Cannons... forum as I...
Forum: European Armoury 25th February 2012, 04:14 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 22,432
Posted By cannonmn
Thanks Michael. I have had some other thoughts...

Thanks Michael. I have had some other thoughts about this object, along the lines that it may not have anything to do with ordnance. My thinking began when I considered the modern plastic ones...
Forum: European Armoury 25th February 2012, 09:23 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 22,432
Posted By cannonmn
The textile which the auction writeup terms...

The textile which the auction writeup terms "linen" looks much more like burlap to me, given the color, thick fibers, and very coarse weave. If so, that may assist in dating the piece if the piece...
Forum: European Armoury 24th February 2012, 08:27 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 22,432
Posted By cannonmn
"Looks too good to be true" at least as far as...

"Looks too good to be true" at least as far as being quite that old, but who am I to second-guess the experts at H2? We in the US, and perhaps some in UK would use the term "canister" but no one has...
Forum: European Armoury 19th February 2012, 08:24 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,572
Posted By cannonmn
Is this forum closed to new members?

A lady with a sword I didn't recognize asked for help. I sent her here. She tried to sign up but could not, seemed to her that the forum was closed to new members. Pls tell me if that is true so I...
Forum: European Armoury 15th February 2012, 09:26 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 4,589
Posted By cannonmn
Spanish State Archives Now Online

If someone has already mentioned this, forgive me, I just discovered this recently. There are details here: http://gs19.inmotionhosting.com/~milita8/cmh/member/member.cgi/read/12647

If you...
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