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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, hopefully, as it has more and better pix than I have.
http://www.ccrelics.com/american-rev...-new-york-city |
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The equivalent to a 24 pounder ? enough to rip the masts of a carrack.
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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 Washington" existed on Morris Heights, New York City, origin of this recovery. The fort had four 32-pounder cannon facing the water, hoping to sink or disable any British ships attempting to pass the fort. On the opposite side of the river was Fort Lee, completing the defensive barrier to British shipping. Unfortunately Fort Washington was captured by the British (and Hessians) during a land battle.
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Hi John,
Let me too join the queue of congratulaters! ![]() Did my fading eyes see the right price? 16th-17th (!) c. chain shot usually fetch between 600 and 1,000 euro ... Best, Michael |
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Hi John,
The link you posted doesn't respond any more. Will you post some pictures of this toy ... when you can ... even if they are not bright ![]() ![]() ... So that the thread doesn't become a crippled one ![]() |
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Yeah, the links is dead.
That's exactly why I have always posted all images myself and just added the links as a matter of source ... m |
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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.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b6...terBarShot.jpg |
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Anyway, here they are.
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Anybody interested in unusual shot and related ammunition, please see
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=chain+shot Last edited by Matchlock; 21st March 2012 at 06:49 PM. |
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Well John, we do care to preserve photos in our archives on a permanent basis.
Would you care to read here ? http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...892#post129892 |
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Hi John,
Just like 'Nando, I have always felt it would be most appropriate to copy and post images and as much information as possible from other links to make them available here for anybody on our forum. As the present case has proved, links can die out. Best, Michael |
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