What's This?

[Ray-Vigo]

A friend asked me about this cannon today. It almost looks like a home-made thing to me-- pretty strange looking.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Yep! looks homemade to me.....Wheels look like they cane off an early 20th century piece of farm machinery and the barrel reminds me of a 15th century bombard.

 

[Treestalker]

Yeah, Heavy on the "bomb". Light fuze, run like a scalded politician! G.

 

[coloradoclyde]

I think I'd clean it real well....fill the cracks in the wood with epoxy......Load it up, light the fuse ..................................and run like hell......but I'd shoot it....unless you see something I don't.

Did I mention a long fuse and running?..... :wink:

 

[Billnpatti]

Certainly appears to be something that was cobbled together in someone's shop in the early 20th century. :idunno: Since it lacks any means of sighting or adjusting elevation, :hmm: I'd say it was something made for just making noise.

 

[Mort Scott]

GO FOR IT BUT BE CAREFUL

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Looks very much like a university, varsity football team, touchdown, salute cannon. Seriously...., I'll bet that was/is its purpose.

:hmm:

LD

 

[satx78247]

Something like a FIESTA CANNON, perhaps??

yours, satx

 

[Commodore Swab]

Whats with the massive metal aft of the vent? If it is a single casting I estimate the diameter to be 3X the bore at the breech ????

 

[satx78247]

I would guess (and it IS just a guess) that whoever built the cannon started out with a used piece of some sort of machinery to make their "creation".

yours, satx

 

[Zonie]

The barrel does look like it could have once been an axle for some VERY large flywheel or water wheel, the large diameter being where the flywheel or water wheel was pressed on.

The flange at the rear could have positioned it in the bearing blocks.

It also looks like something a High School or College might fire after a touchdown was scored. :hmm:

 

[coloradoclyde]

It does look like part of a big crankshaft.... :hmm:

 

[Rifleman1776]

Certainly appears to be something that was cobbled together in someone's shop in the early 20th century. :idunno: Since it lacks any means of sighting or adjusting elevation, :hmm: I'd say it was something made for just making noise.

Judging from the nuts and bolts, that would be my guess also. A noise maker/signal gun. Not intended to fire a projectile. Use blanks only, no projectiles.