Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Sea Monster-Shaped Arquebus, Italian, 15th C?

cannonmn · 23rd December 2011, 03:10 AM

I shoot all my old guns, at least those which I'm sure won't be damaged by doing so. This is especially true for the bronze military cannons which are made to very high quality standards even if 200 years old.

Now that I know the Italian Sea Monster piece isn't that old, I may shoot it a few times with a modest powder charge and put the videos on you-tube. I've got about 260 videos on you-tube now, some of shooting cannons, some of military museum tours, some of gun shows, etc. etc. My you-tube username is "cannonmn" if you'd like to watch any of them. If you have trouble finding them I can supply links to a few.

23rd December 2011, 03:10 AM	#7
cannonmn Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 161	Now I can shoot it and not worry I shoot all my old guns, at least those which I'm sure won't be damaged by doing so. This is especially true for the bronze military cannons which are made to very high quality standards even if 200 years old. Now that I know the Italian Sea Monster piece isn't that old, I may shoot it a few times with a modest powder charge and put the videos on you-tube. I've got about 260 videos on you-tube now, some of shooting cannons, some of military museum tours, some of gun shows, etc. etc. My you-tube username is "cannonmn" if you'd like to watch any of them. If you have trouble finding them I can supply links to a few.