Strange Cannon

Gruawaesk · 25th November 2022, 08:27 PM

Hello fellow Collectors!

I Came across a really strange "cannon". The Seller states that it was used to get screwed into a gate to clear the outside from attackes. I am really sceptical because of never seeing something like it before. Was this really a Thing?

Greetings Daniel

M ELEY · 26th November 2022, 12:44 PM

well that's an interesting article! It could be a sort of firing mechanism like one sees with clock gun mechanisms, gun keys, belt buckle concealed guns, etc. Many weird combinations. I've even seen a large fish hook gun mechanism that fired a ball down the throat of any large hooked fish. Yours reminds me of some gun keys I've seen-

What are the dimensions?

fernando · 26th November 2022, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by M ELEY

... What are the dimensions?...

Yes ... a vital question !

Gruawaesk · 26th November 2022, 02:12 PM

The length is about 50cm and weight 10kg

drac2k · 26th November 2022, 03:25 PM

I wonder if those are "self-tapping threads," where inserting it into a board, etc., would give it a great deal more stability and act like a handle?

10thRoyal · 26th November 2022, 03:41 PM

It looks a little bit like some if the old time black powder log splitters that I've come across. I've seen some that are less "wedge" and more like a screw.

10thRoyal · 26th November 2022, 03:47 PM

Let me guess, the flat part just passed the eye hook looks like someone has taken a sledge hammer to it?

adrian · 27th November 2022, 08:55 AM

The Seller states that it was used to get screwed into a gate to clear the outside from attackes. I am really sceptical because of never seeing something like it before. Was this really a Thing?
I've never heard of any such thing, it sounds slow, inefficient & a waste of time when one could simply fire a musket through a small hole with effect.

I suspect that this is a wood splitter. Hammer it part way into the end grain, pass a bar through the eye & screw it fully in & then set it off via a fuze.

google 'black powder log splitter' & similar searches.

fernando · 27th November 2022, 10:53 AM

I would humbly concur with Adrian's reasoning.

10thRoyal · 27th November 2022, 11:41 AM

With a bit of looking I saw a log splitter with a fairly similar construction posted on this site some time ago.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17690

Gruawaesk · 27th November 2022, 12:47 PM

Thank you all very much for your knowledge!
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herr_svensson · 27th November 2022, 02:35 PM

Log splitter. 100% sure.
https://youtu.be/O_iH1ESyYuc

25th November 2022, 08:27 PM	#1
Gruawaesk Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 8	Strange Cannon Hello fellow Collectors! I Came across a really strange "cannon". The Seller states that it was used to get screwed into a gate to clear the outside from attackes. I am really sceptical because of never seeing something like it before. Was this really a Thing? Greetings Daniel Attached Images

27th November 2022, 12:47 PM	#11
Gruawaesk Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 8	Thank you all very much for your knowledge! . Last edited by fernando; 28th November 2022 at 09:32 AM. Reason: Discussion on prices not allowed here. Send a PM.

26th November 2022, 12:44 PM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,138	well that's an interesting article! It could be a sort of firing mechanism like one sees with clock gun mechanisms, gun keys, belt buckle concealed guns, etc. Many weird combinations. I've even seen a large fish hook gun mechanism that fired a ball down the throat of any large hooked fish. Yours reminds me of some gun keys I've seen- What are the dimensions?

26th November 2022, 02:12 PM	#4
Gruawaesk Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 8	The length is about 50cm and weight 10kg

26th November 2022, 03:25 PM	#5
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,250	I wonder if those are "self-tapping threads," where inserting it into a board, etc., would give it a great deal more stability and act like a handle?

26th November 2022, 03:41 PM	#6
10thRoyal Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 79	It looks a little bit like some if the old time black powder log splitters that I've come across. I've seen some that are less "wedge" and more like a screw.

26th November 2022, 03:47 PM	#7
10thRoyal Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 79	Let me guess, the flat part just passed the eye hook looks like someone has taken a sledge hammer to it?

27th November 2022, 08:55 AM	#8
adrian Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 128	The Seller states that it was used to get screwed into a gate to clear the outside from attackes. I am really sceptical because of never seeing something like it before. Was this really a Thing? I've never heard of any such thing, it sounds slow, inefficient & a waste of time when one could simply fire a musket through a small hole with effect. I suspect that this is a wood splitter. Hammer it part way into the end grain, pass a bar through the eye & screw it fully in & then set it off via a fuze. google 'black powder log splitter' & similar searches.

27th November 2022, 10:53 AM	#9
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	I would humbly concur with Adrian's reasoning.

27th November 2022, 11:41 AM	#10
10thRoyal Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 79	With a bit of looking I saw a log splitter with a fairly similar construction posted on this site some time ago. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17690

27th November 2022, 02:35 PM	#12
herr_svensson Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Posts: 2	Log splitter. 100% sure. https://youtu.be/O_iH1ESyYuc