civil war mortar?

I have been thinking about getting myself a mortar for my civil war events. The ones I have seen are in the Dixie Catalog. Those small things they call a Coehorn. Where you finish it and then buy a hardware kit to use to build the wood base. I am wondering if this is a true civil war mortor or is it someones imagination of one? It's on page 363 at the bottom, cost $375 for the barrel and $240 for the bed hardware kit.

Shy away from the Dixie stuff if you intend to do accurate Civil War events also you may want to get involved with the N-SSA and all cannon & mortars are inspected for safety and historical accuracy so invest wisely... go to events talk to people go to the N-SSA web site and ask questions

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Shy away from the Dixie stuff if you intend to do accurate Civil War events FACTS MAN FACTS? SOUNDS AS IF YOUR GIVING AN OPINION.also you may want to get involved with the N-SSA and all cannon & mortars are inspected for safety and historical accuracy AND YOUR SAYING THAT CIVL WAR EVENTS DO NOT INSPECT, OR CHECK FOR CERTIFIED CREWS AND CANNONS-FACTS MAN FACTS?so invest wisely... go to events talk to people go to the N-SSA web site and ask questionsWHY GO TO THE WEB SITE? I need more info to go on. No events nearby. And also not interested in live firing one either.(You cant live fire at a Civil War events.) Also I understand they are more interested in playing dressup than being accurate themselves. They are not accurate themselves by using "Zouve" rifles at thier events and other non period items, and clothing. Pictures I have seen of them wearing bluejeans and Indian war outfits do not imnspire me with thier correctness of the civil war period.

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Poor private, why the angst? Kabar was kind enough to answer your question and you seem to have jumped on him.

The morter you mention is the absolute low end of the scale. It is good for making noise and launching cans filled concrete, but not a authentic representative of a Civil War peice. It vaugly resembles a US Model 1841 24 Pounder. However, it is made of iron instead of bronze and the bore is only 2.25 inches instead of the correct 5.5 inches. It also is not chambered as per the original.

Ive done CW and other era reenactments since 1972. There are few events where a mortar would be appropriate. At those few events that might portray a siege situation, I can't imagine the Cheif of Artillery allowing a Hern Iron Works coehorn mortar to participate.

An appropriate repro bronze 24 pounder repro mortar tube will cost you $3,000+. If you can do the wood work on the bed you can save several hundered dollars.

Take Kabar's advice and seek out exisiting Civil War Artillery units in your area. Ask them questions about what is appropriate for the purposes you have in mind.

Now if you like the iron coehorn just to build and shoot for fun, you can get it for about half the cost directly from the foundry. Google Hern Iron Works.

Good Luck

Facts? You asked for info”¦. You said you wanted a mortar to do Civil war re-enactments”¦”¦ and you were thinking of purchasing a Dixie gun works mortar”¦.. O.K. here are the facts sir. The mortar sold by Dixie gun works is a Hern Ironworks tube”¦. It DOES not have a proper chamber and is under bored for it’s size. Those are the facts. It is a good piece to get one’s feet wet with shooting cannon and mortars but is not historically accurate. That is both fact and opinion Based on experience I have been envolved with shooting cannon since 1973 when I was 13. And for trying to help a brother shooter out I get yelled at and flamed? Poor form sir poor form”¦”¦”¦ if you want a proper mortar if doing union it will be a 24 pounder if doing confederate either the 24 pounder or the 12 pounder with that being said”¦.. you can take this for fact. Go do your own research sir I’ll aid you no further.