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I believe this small swivel yoke is made of bronze, it is not iron that is for sure. It probably was recover from the French shipwreck mentioned in this post:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18703 It seems almost too small to be for something like a deck gun. Any ideas? Last edited by dana_w; 2nd July 2014 at 10:26 PM. |
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The image shows us that the yoke is roughly 7,5 cm as it is right now. I remembered a similar French "naval rampant gun" . When searching on these words, you will find lots of these, mostly flintlock, guns.
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The distance between the tips of the yoke's arms is 2 inches, or 5.08 cm. Last edited by dana_w; 3rd July 2014 at 12:45 AM. |
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Keep in mind, Dana, that these rampart guns were more than flintlocks, but true monsters! They put them on a swivel on purpose to pack a wallop without disabling the shooter's arm! Swivel guns such as the one pictured were used as wall/fort guns, but also on the rails of ships to 'discourage borders'! Their large bore allowed for standard shot, but one hears that you could pack them with bits of metal, broken glass, nails, etc, for a devastating blast! For more on them, check out Gilkerson's 'Boarders Away II'.
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Opps! Sorry, mate! Wow! I envy you if you actually possess such a piece. I wasn't paying close enough attention to the dimensions of the piece. Hmm...an oar securer?
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![]() The tholepin was only another suggestion; but it doesn't have to be the correct answer. Not due to its dimensions (it could belong in a small auxiliary rowing boat), but both tholepins and gun yokes are usually secured on the gunwales by means of a spike/rod introduced in a hole and not by (short) screw thread ends. ... so i humbly realize ![]() |
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