Filipino cannons

Edster · 28th March 2021, 01:37 PM

Peter,

You say "since the 37mm gun as bolts into the chamber that will make removal of the castings difficult."

This suggests that a 37mm round could not be effectively inserted into the breach. Maybe a subcaliber insert was used to fire a smaller round. Also, a cast breach/barrel was likely made to take black powder pressure and not that of a modern round. Just a thought.

Ed

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

28th March 2021, 01:37 PM	#1
Edster Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 415	Peter, You say "since the 37mm gun as bolts into the chamber that will make removal of the castings difficult." This suggests that a 37mm round could not be effectively inserted into the breach. Maybe a subcaliber insert was used to fire a smaller round. Also, a cast breach/barrel was likely made to take black powder pressure and not that of a modern round. Just a thought. Ed

28th March 2021, 04:48 PM	#2
pbleed Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 88	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