It’s a canon, but what sort?

NeilUK · 29th August 2016, 12:10 PM

As Kronckew has implied, this gun may be a cannon, it is certainly not a canon (the church would be horrified!). Seriously though, in fact it is not a carronade either - these large bore, short range guns were much more built up at the breech, tapering more to the muzzle with (usually) a step down immediately before the muzzle itself. Also they did not have trunnions, in order to fit narrow spaces; instead they were fitted to the carriage by a loop underneath the barrel which swivelled vertically on a bracket fixed to the carriage. Hope this helps the discussion.
Neil

29th August 2016, 12:10 PM	#12
NeilUK Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Scotland Posts: 126	As Kronckew has implied, this gun may be a cannon, it is certainly not a canon (the church would be horrified!). Seriously though, in fact it is not a carronade either - these large bore, short range guns were much more built up at the breech, tapering more to the muzzle with (usually) a step down immediately before the muzzle itself. Also they did not have trunnions, in order to fit narrow spaces; instead they were fitted to the carriage by a loop underneath the barrel which swivelled vertically on a bracket fixed to the carriage. Hope this helps the discussion. Neil