Filipino cannons - Page 2

pbleed · 28th March 2021, 04:48 PM

ED,
I was not as detailed and clear as I should have been. The barrel extension - the bar that locks the barrel into the breech plate - is bolted to the top of the barrel. These bolts do NOT extend into the chamber, but the holes DO. Thus it could chamber a round, but I fear that a cerrosafe casting would - slightly - reach into the bolt hole.
Thanx for the comment
Peter

Rick · 28th March 2021, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fernando

Rick, i see that you conclude that these are operational shooting weapons. Then my next question would be; were these made for the entertainment of a single user or were they part of some armed force arsenal ?

Necessity is the mother of invention.
Revolutionary forces I'm thinking Fernando.

fernando · 28th March 2021, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

Necessity is the mother of invention.
Revolutionary forces I'm thinking Fernando.

That's an answer, alright !.

fernando · 30th March 2021, 03:05 PM

I beg you guys to not tie me to the whipping post but, i dare doubt that these two intricate pieces of engineering are fit to function as weapons on a repetitive mode in any operational field.

28th March 2021, 04:48 PM	#31
pbleed Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 89	ED, I was not as detailed and clear as I should have been. The barrel extension - the bar that locks the barrel into the breech plate - is bolted to the top of the barrel. These bolts do NOT extend into the chamber, but the holes DO. Thus it could chamber a round, but I fear that a cerrosafe casting would - slightly - reach into the bolt hole. Thanx for the comment Peter

30th March 2021, 03:05 PM	#34
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	I beg you guys to not tie me to the whipping post but, i dare doubt that these two intricate pieces of engineering are fit to function as weapons on a repetitive mode in any operational field.