The Moffatt Experimental 12 Pounder Breechloading Cannon of 1870
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- James D. Julia Auctioneers will be offering Session 2 in the 16 March 2015 Firearms Auction, the extraordinary Springfield Arsenal LLC Collection of rare antique cannons. Here's the online illustrated catalog of our nearly 100 fine cannons, cannon models, and accouterments--scroll about 1/10 way down the page to item 2038 and start there: jamesdjulia.com...
This collection in its entirety will represent what is believed to be the finest, largest, and most diverse offering of antique cannons to ever come to auction (to our knowledge). This auction will include approximately 28 tons of these cannons. Over the years, John Morris (one of the world's leading authorities on antique cannons) has prepared a number of RUclips videos depicting these cannons. Please see the list of 100 cannons to be sold, here: www.springfield...
See demonstration of the novel Moffatt-patent 12-pounder breechloading cannon of 1870. .This cannon is one of a pair of similar breechloading cannons build by Robert Moffatt for US Government trials in the 1870's. The other was a 3.4-inch Navy rifled breechloader. The guns were designed to replace the Navy's famous but obsolete bronze-barreled "boat howitzers." ALL VIDEO OR PHOTOS HEREIN IS EITHER OF MY OWN PRODUCTION OR IS PUBLIC DOMAIN IMAGERY.
That is so cool. I've gotta see it firing now!
This setup is actually a copy from a 16th century German manual on obscure breech loading designs. Didn't work back then, and it seems to not work now.
Eh they weren't bad they were just expensive.
Breechloading guns were surprisingly common during that time (not mentioning the kind that uses a mug as a breech). My local castle used to have a few breech loading wall guns from around 1600 that were appareantly quite effective during a siege in the 30 years war as the imperial attackers werent able to show themselves in the then already occupied town in front of the castle. Unfortunetly for the swedish garrison and the townsfolk, they failed to stock up enough provisions and the imperials threatened to burn the town so they surrendered.
So. lol hop the asking justflops out, I bet when this came around after muzzleloader peoples minds were blown. The way it pivots and opens so smoothly is really somthing.
gas leakage problem？
The shell is the seal
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So close
NFA? Non-NFA? I ask due to the use of casings and fixed/semifixed ammunition
None nfa. Separate projectile case and primer so you're golden
@@jediknight1294 groovy, those regs are all over the place, hard to really understand what's kosher or not
@@jordanhicks5131 basically fixed ammo means 1 piece primer powder case so case with bullet and powder but primer seperatw/inserted on site is perfectly legal without registration