Recoil, they ‘hooked’ them over the wall or rampart when firing; allowed for somewhat aimed firing. There are even period paintings showing horse-drawn wagons with portholes with 6 of them sticking out through the portholes, reminiscent of that John Wayne & Yul Brenner movie ‘War Wagon”, albeit that was a MUCH later Western, lol!What is the reason for the fins/blades?
No standard, but 4-5' is good.Was there a "standard" length of the tiller?
On my handgonnes, the standard length is short enough to fit in the trunk of my car. That comes out to 47" total length. I find that give me plenty of tiller length.Thanks for the info.
Was there a "standard" length of the tiller?
Mine are pretty long at about 4'
mine is a rescued barrel from a matchlock that was being rebuilt that I secured to a 2x2 with nails and cord, I touch it off with a stogieNice.
I have a very crude handgonne I made from a piece of threaded gas pipe and a table leg. Just wanted to try to see if I could make one a while back when I was bored. I tried it out with a couple squib loads with just paper wadding, no projectile just to see if it would work. Used the fireplace lighter to set off the priming in the touch hole. It does work. It's good for making noise and that's about it. I don't think I'd trust it with a projectile on top of the powder since it's got a seam in the bore.
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