Indians with artillery

[frenchfusil]

Well it finally happened, At Fort Ticonderoga this weekend I picked up a little 4 gauge brass grenade launcher tube (the tiny mortar type not a shoulder fired) and now, I'm looking for input on building a carriage for it? Any suggestions?

Tristyn J Cramer
A.K.A Red Leggins
Guerre Abenakis

 

[musketman]

Any suggestions?

Here are some different carriages for mortars...

15th century mortar on mobile carriage.

A brass mortar on a wooden carriage. (19th c.)

 

[robinghewitt]

Or a more permanent base?

This is the powder tester on Gunpowder Mill Farm Dartmoor, they still fire it once a year.

The mortar was rescued at the docks in 1945. Apparently the US Army were taking it home as a souvenir :crackup: :crackup:

 

[Maynerd62411]

Well, you can't blame the boys for trying. :crackup:
There's a few fellas in here that would probably consider it to be a nice token. :crackup:

 

I know that shooting miniature cannons is a sport, but shooting at a target with a miniature MORTAR must be a real challenge!

Robert

 

[SquirrelsaurusR]

btt

 

[rifleshooter2]

I think this is just what you are looking for.

Andy

 

[threepdr]

Here is a grenade mortar I built. The bed is based on coehorn mortar bed drawings in Muller's Treatise on Artillery. Bore size is 2.25 inch

threepdr

 

[bezoar]

Who is selling these grenade mortar barrels? And you guys know of a good source book on them?