Subdeacon Joe Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 "Sgt. Phil’s piece of the day. The OTHER 12pdr gun. The 12pdr model of 1841. Weighing 1800 lbs. same basic design as the 6pdr but BIG. And has handles known as dolphins over the center of balance for hoisting. Uses the same ammo as the 12pdr Napoleon but achieves 400 feet per second velocity and 300yds more range due to longer barrel. Several of these pieces were rifled on the James system early in the war. Many were melted to make Napoleons." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Thanks. I build model artillery pieces and this means something new to work on....as soon as I finish a 10 pounder Parrott rifle and a Whitworth hex bore 12 pounder rifle that is still in the planning stage. Trying something new: I'm going to try to cast the barrels instead of turning them from bass wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Thanks! Having a bit of a slow day at work and always looking for something different to model up, just to keep my CAD skill at Mad Ninja level. The model must be fairly close, using commercial bronze I show a weight of 1781 pounds and the spec drawings said 1800 pounds (probably ounded off to nearest 100 pounds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 said: Thanks! Having a bit of a slow day at work and always looking for something different to model up, just to keep my CAD skill at Mad Ninja level. Nice! Now make one in 1/8 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 That would be fun! But sadly this is a sheet metal shop and I dont have access to a good lathe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 said: That would be fun! But sadly this is a sheet metal shop and I dont have access to a good lathe. Ah! Well, https://www.pngegg.com/en/png-thxmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I did that one a few years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 said: I did that one a few years ago! Now make a pair, one slotted half-way down from the top, the other half-way up from the bottom so they will fit together at 90 degrees. Make a nice finial for a flagpole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 " A special Sgt Phil's piece for today. Info and photos by Mr. Ian Rigby of the UK One of the largest RML ( Rifled Muzzel Loading) guns ever made This is the 100 ton gun made by Armstrong Whitworth , it has a bore of 17.72 inches and fired a 2000 pound shell up to 3 1/2 miles. The shrapnel shell for this housed 920 balls that weighed 4 oz each ! Reading the info on the engineering drawing the barrel weighs 102 tons And is over 32 feet long ! There is one of these guns in Gibraltar and one in Malta still in working order an occasionally fired. Some were used in pairs on a couple of Italian Battleships. The photo is of the gun at the Napier of Magdala Battery Gibraltar ( thanks to David Stanley for use of the photo ) and thanks to the Royal Gun Factory for the engineers drawing of the gun ." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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