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Tower rifle and Wall rifle?
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Probably similar to the differences between flapjacks, hotcakes and pan cakes. It would depend on who is talking about it. The firearm would have a yoke to set in a stanchion to support the about 40 pound weight. For a tower gun, the stanchion would be installed in a tower. There would be stanchions around a walled fort or emplacement for a wall gun. Probably wouldn't be able to tell the two apart.
Here is a picture of ours mounted on its cart.
Note that there is no rear sight.
Most of the Long Range Muskets, which is the artillery term for the wall gun, or tower gun were most likely smooth bored. There are very few documented Long Range Muskets with rifled bores.
The Rifle Shoppe is the only place I am aware of that has parts to build a Long Range Musket.
Here is a picture of ours mounted on its cart.
Note that there is no rear sight.
Most of the Long Range Muskets, which is the artillery term for the wall gun, or tower gun were most likely smooth bored. There are very few documented Long Range Muskets with rifled bores.
The Rifle Shoppe is the only place I am aware of that has parts to build a Long Range Musket.
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What's the size of the tower gun made by the company in Georgia?
The Rifle Shoppe has a list of parts for a Wall Gun. The Barrel is 54" long and the bore is 1". That's the size of the Long Range Musket pictured above.
http://www.therifleshoppe.com/catalog_pages/english_arms/(727).htm
The Rifle Shoppe has a list of parts for a Wall Gun. The Barrel is 54" long and the bore is 1". That's the size of the Long Range Musket pictured above.
http://www.therifleshoppe.com/catalog_pages/english_arms/(727).htm
The only Tower gun I see on Veteran Arms is the 1839 Tower Musket. This is a 75 caliber percussion lock with a Tower Stamp on the lock. Seems to be a percussion lock version of an East India Company Third Model Land Pattern Musket.
http://www.veteranarms.com/ReproductionMuzzleloadersandFlintlocks/1839-Tower.htmlThe Wall Gun or Long Range Musket will be 1.00" diameter bore and weigh 32 pounds and have a 54" barrel. Lots of differences.
http://www.veteranarms.com/ReproductionMuzzleloadersandFlintlocks/1839-Tower.htmlThe Wall Gun or Long Range Musket will be 1.00" diameter bore and weigh 32 pounds and have a 54" barrel. Lots of differences.
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