This is a replica of a hand cannon, also known as a handgonne, that would have been used in 14th century Europe. It is a very easy and quick project ...
I have a fascination with artillery of any kind. My preference is American Civil War but I also like the very early artillery. When I learned about ...
I decided to be a good engineer and do a quick check of the stresses to make sure the thing was not going to blow up. I remember reading somewhere th...
Machining the barrel was fairly straight forward. Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures of the actual machining. I started by drilling out the bore...
With everything finished I took it out to the range for some test firing. I used standard 50 cal balls without a patch and about 60 gr of powder....
Step 4: Firing
With everything finished I took it out to the range for some test firing.
I used standard 50 cal balls without a patch and about 60 gr of powder. It makes a good bang and has an ipmressive muzzel flash.
On the down side, it has no accuracy at all. I believe this is due to the short barrel and the rough finish from drilling the bore. In battel it would be more effictive as a club. It does make a good bang and is a lot of fun to shoot.
Bio:My full time job is being a husband and a father to my three children. My paying job is a mechanical engineer. Every once in a while I get a little time to work on a project. As long as I live to b...read more »
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