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22nd March 2021, 11:06 PM
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Thanks, and let's see some pictures please!
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22nd March 2021, 11:25 PM
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I'd love to, but I can't figure out how to do it.
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22nd March 2021, 11:34 PM
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Vikingsword Staff
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Peter,
Welcome to the Forum. Please see the following document located on the Ethnographic main page (third item down from the top): http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13631 |
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23rd March 2021, 01:41 AM
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Let's try these!
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24th March 2021, 01:39 AM
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Peter, can you show pictures of the breeches open and maybe a picture from the rear of each gun looking down the barrel/s? Also what is your opinion of the current mountings; display, or functional?
The larger cannon looks like it was cut from a gunwale which would be a reasonable way to mount a gun of this size. The only thing that puzzles me is how the gun was elevated or depressed. Thanks. 37mm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37_mm_gun_M3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordenfelt_gun Last edited by Rick; 24th March 2021 at 02:16 AM. |
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24th March 2021, 06:48 AM
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I agree with Rick. These appear to have been mounted on the railing of a vessel, which is why they were sometimes called "rail guns." Additional pictures would be very helpful, especially if you could show a scale to indicate the size of what we are seeing in the pictures. I've not seen a breech loading lantaka before.
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