Mini Cannon sources

[Pork Chop]

Years ago when CVA was producing a huge variety of weapons, they also had some miniature cannons. I always wanted one of the civil war era replicas, but never got one. I especially wanted one after I was commissioned in the Field Artillery. Of course, now they are non-existant. I did get one (actually a pair but gave one to my best friend) of the Old Ironsides marine carriage guns. This is a 45 cal working cannon model. I am missing the quinon, but that is not a big deal.

Anyway, does anyone know a source for similar sized rigs that are not gold plated as some that I have seen (too ghetto for me!!), or priced that way? Just curious.

I should have kept the second gun and made my own carriage. Sigh...

 

[Wedge]

Gudday Sid,
If you have the ability and gear (a lathe) you might like to make one like mine. See my previous posting for photos. If you dont have a lathe to make the barrel, you could farm that part out and make the carriage yourself. If you feel that way inclined, I can send you the complete set of plans (25 pages, very comprehensive)and you might enjoy making your own.
Joe / Wedge

 

[jaxenro]

Dixie has a few, they range from reasonable to kind of pricey

http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_inf...d4e0e0fbbd9d4f1

 

[Pork Chop]

Joe/Wedge,

Thank you for the offer, but I don't have the tools nor the ability to turn my own barrel. I recently lost access to the woodshop that I previously used, so building from scratch is pretty much out. (heck, I have a nice chunk of cherry that I was going to turn into a Hawken stock to restock a CVA Bobcat, but it looks like that project will die on the vine)

I did check out the DGW stuff and they have some neat things. I may consider one of those. I was kind of hoping that the old CVA stocks were around somewhere so that I could get another .45 cal cannon. I've got too many different calibers already...

 

[musketman]

Try these on for size...

http://www.wtv-zone.com/raven/MiniCannonsArtillery.html

http://www.replicaweaponry.com/minicannons.html

http://www.wildimports.com/new_page_12.htm

http://www.swordsofhonor.com/demiciwarca.html

 

[Pork Chop]

Thanks Musketman! I will check them out.

 

[andrellj]

Check out cannon mania's "cannon model kits"
I just bought a couple recently. The're priced decently.
And they fire using real bp.
I picked up the 1:8 scale artillery field cannon & the
yorktown mortar 1:10 scale. They do require assembly & finishing
witch makes them even more fun eace:

 

http://www.users.qwest.net/~cannonmike/

Little bigger bore than you may have been looking for, but it'll shoot golf balls...

 

[andrellj]

That's like my 1:4 scale British 24pdr.

One of these days I'll build her a real carriage.
This thing was slapped together the day brown dropped her
off. 4 blanks latter this carriage is already cracked.
she's a 1.75 inch golf ball or 3/4 lb. steel ball bore.

 

[andrellj]

I just got my 1:8 scale 6pdr. & 1:10 scale yorktown mortar.
I'm slappin' them together now to show my buddy's, but I'll
take them apart after to finish them properly. The all
alluminum & bronze 6 pdr. is really rough. It'll take quite
a bit of patience to finish it, but hey, that's what you
get for under $100 these days. The mortar really just
needs varnish & elbow grease on the brass. For a 5"x6" inch
piece, she really looks sharp as is! I'll post some picks
of them unfinished & built tomorow at work.

 

[SKS_madman]

cannonball, are these functioning or just replicas?

 

[andrellj]

They're advertised as functional.
The yorktown mortar is solid brass, machined finish,
touch hole already drilled. Comes with instructions to fire
and everything. Cheapest of the two as well. I think I like
this one of the two best.

The 1:8 scale 6pdr is supposed to be capable of firing bp,
(maybe 10gr.) but I'm not sure if I trust it. It's made of
bronze. It appears to be either two pieces welded together
or maybe multiple barrels are cast together, then
individually cut out and the bore is drilled. The reason
I think this is because there's a seem or grinder mark
all the way around the barrel lenghtwise. When I do fire
it, I'll be behind a mound of dirt. I'll fire it with a
fuse instead of linstock. If I blow the barrel, I'll have
my buddy Bill at Canadian cannon co. build me a new barrel
in brass. I'm going to send an e-mail to cannon-mania to
try and find out the process in witch it was made.

Either way, they still look sharp next to my 24pdr. finished
or not.

 

[andrellj]

I received a reply from cannon-mania. The barrels are
individually cast. The seem I spoke of is actually just
a lip caused by the space between the two sections of the
mold. Its ground off and then the bore is drilled. So no
worries! It is safe for up to 20 grains of powder, no
problem!