RevWar 3lb Cannon Progress

I'll share a shameless plug for my new group. If anyone is interested in Reenacting, artillery, that is done right, in the New England area give us a shout.

If nothing else, I'd invite you to follow some of our social media links that are listed on the flyer! We hope to do great things in the coming years and build a group that pays homage to those men and women we portray!

Thats pretty cool. If i lived that way id join up!

Is your bronze mortar going to be part of it too?

Youngblood said:

Thats pretty cool. If i lived that way id join up!

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If only! We'd be happy to have you!

Youngblood said:

Is your bronze mortar going to be part of it too?

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Yessir, not exactly sure the role they will play, most likely wont participate in many reenactments, but thinking of incorporating them into our static artillery demos.

nice job , very well done

MAPMFF said:

This past week made the long road trip to grab the gun!

Left Tuesday around 8am, (made a stop at the West Point Museum and Trophy Point, pics from that in another thread to be posted soon) left West Point around noon, stopped in Staunton, VA at 10pm for some sleep.

Woke up Wednesday morning at 5am, put in three more hours to Knoxville, TN, picked up my trailer that I had purchased. 20 minutes up to Trail Rock Ordnance in Blaine, TN and got the gun loaded up!

Left Blaine, TN around noonish on Wednesday and despite stopping for food and natures call we drove non stop and arrived back home at 445am Thursday.....phew, 1940 miles in 33 hours of driving....I was glad to get out of my truck and hit my pillow.

Anyways a quick shot as we left from TRO. More photos to follow!!

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How did you secure cannon so it was immobile? Getting ready to transport mine on a trailer soon

Dismount said:

How did you secure cannon so it was immobile? Getting ready to transport mine on a trailer soon

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I added D ring by bolting them through the decking and use ratchet straps around the axle to tie it down. I also have an additional D ring behind the trail that i run another strap through the pintle hole.

Beautiful gun. Am I understanding you correctly that the tube should be cast from bronze? I have no knowledge of Rev War artillery. Very nice nonetheless.

A video of the christening would be great.

Salty Cracker said:

Beautiful gun. Am I understanding you correctly that the tube should be cast from bronze? I have no knowledge of Rev War artillery. Very nice nonetheless.

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Yes that is correct. This particular "model" of three pounder was never cast in iron.

Unfortunately the cost of bronze is a little prohibitive, that and another chain of events brought me to this one in iron. I am working ways of perhaps getting this one coated in bronze. Some folks paint theirs with rattle can mettalic paints, but it doesn't do it for me.

So I'm looking at getting it plated, but having difficulty finding a place that can deal with the weight and dimensions of it. And I've found a good powder coating solution, but South Bend Replicas (who made this tube) uses an epoxy to bond the liner to the steel, and the curing process requires 400* heat for an hour. So that's off the table as of now.

Gilmor ordnance does make a full bronze tube but they cast the Congreve pattern of cannon, which historically was never on this model of carriage. So trying to work solutions.

Secesh said:

A video of the christening would be great.

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Yes sir, It will be well documented!

Beautiful cannon! I’m originally from North Easton Massachusetts. I’ve been in Florida since 1995. I can’t say I miss the weather!

1stnamebassist said:

Beautiful cannon! I’m originally from North Easton Massachusetts. I’ve been in Florida since 1995. I can’t say I miss the weather!

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Congratulations on making an escape from the Commonwealth! And you sure? It was only 12* out the other day!

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Congratulations on making an escape from the Commonwealth! And you sure? It was only 12* out the other day!

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No, I’m good! The only snow I want to see is in a paper cup with grape syrup!

Well after seeing @Youngblood post his newly acquired 3 pounder barrel I went ahead and had a great phone conversation with Gillmor. Since have placed an order and deposit for a brass 3 pounder of this same pattern. Sounded optimistic on the delivery timeframe so I'm excited. Until then I have a perfectly good tube to use.

Really going to look great when we put the brass barrel with the correct bore diameter on this bad boy!

MAPMFF said:

I'll share a shameless plug for my new group. If anyone is interested in Reenacting, artillery, that is done right, in the New England area give us a shout.

If nothing else, I'd invite you to follow some of our social media links that are listed on the flyer! We hope to do great things in the coming years and build a group that pays homage to those men and women we portray!

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Knox’s is going to be the crew to watch on the field! Happy it’s all coming together so well and look forward to getting out there- The bar has been raised by this group forming!

muskethunter1109 said:

Knox’s is going to be the crew to watch on the field! Happy it’s all coming together so well and look forward to getting out there- The bar has been raised by this group forming!

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Thank you for the kind words! Sorry it took me four months to see this comment!

Further progress on the cannon.

Took the plunge and got the correct brass tube for the light three pounder, this one just like @Youngblood 's is made by Gilmor Ordnance in Ohio. A great piece that looks perfect and sounds amazing when firing it!

Took these shots halfway through a weekend at the Fort at Number 4 in Charlestown, NH. If you're in the area it's a great hidden jem of a museum focusing on colonial frontier life in the 1740s-1760s.

Here's the piece in all her glory! Needs a good polishing after about 50 rounds through her over the weekend.