Mounting an early cannon

rysays · 30th May 2024, 03:55 AM

Do you have more photos of the bore, vent, & any other details as well as measurements? Is it iron? The corrosion & lighting make it difficult to tell, but if it is, it very well might be an important early 16th century wrought iron falconet. Corrosion may make it difficult to tell, but if it is of that era there may be proof or guild markings of some kind.

As for adjusting elevation, these early gun carriages often had accommodations for a wedge, screw, or cranequin at the cascabel so the barrel may be adjusted via it's trunnions or pivot. Larger fixed barrels can be adjusted by blocks & wedges under the tail of the carriage stock, or by digging a pit. Picks, shovels, & carpentry tools were essential for an early artilleryman, and such tools are frequently illustrated alongside the ordinance in Maximilian's book.

30th May 2024, 03:55 AM	#2
rysays Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NY, NY Posts: 9	Do you have more photos of the bore, vent, & any other details as well as measurements? Is it iron? The corrosion & lighting make it difficult to tell, but if it is, it very well might be an important early 16th century wrought iron falconet. Corrosion may make it difficult to tell, but if it is of that era there may be proof or guild markings of some kind. As for adjusting elevation, these early gun carriages often had accommodations for a wedge, screw, or cranequin at the cascabel so the barrel may be adjusted via it's trunnions or pivot. Larger fixed barrels can be adjusted by blocks & wedges under the tail of the carriage stock, or by digging a pit. Picks, shovels, & carpentry tools were essential for an early artilleryman, and such tools are frequently illustrated alongside the ordinance in Maximilian's book.