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...strange! I knew that also your British garrison in the Fort on Lake George awaited reinforcements (and artillery) from Albany!
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Who made the guns?
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Carlo...that looks a lot better...Merry Christmas...
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these guns were released in France many years ago for a part work dedicated to the story of artillery. The guns were nicely made but strongly glued to the base, I suffered a lot to tear out them from the set. Unfortunately today are quite scarce to find.
I hope our beloved Artist will provide early its collectors with an excellent fortress cannon.
Ciao ciao
I hope our beloved Artist will provide early its collectors with an excellent fortress cannon.
Ciao ciao
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hi Ken, the first size is 12mm and the second 81mm, to you the inches conversion!
Cheers
Carlo
Carlo,
Assuming the pieces were built to 54 MM scale and based on the measurements you provided, your cannon at 54 MM would have been 12 pounders, 9 foot long. At 60 MM, the cannon scale better as a British 9-pounder, 8 foot long or as a French 8-pounder, 8 foot long.
The French 8 pounder and the British 9 pounder were nearly identical, the difference in the names was caused by each nation having a different definition of a pound.
These guns would be equally home in a fortress or on a ship. These guns would be ideal for the forecastle or quarterdeck of many mid-18th century warships. Forty-four gun and smaller ships would often have 9-pounders on the upper deck.
The volume The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War 1600 - 1815 by Brian Lavery is an outstanding book. If you are addicted to cannon of the period and want more information this volume is near impossible to beat. Last week, I managed to pick up a copy on Amazon for $38 US dollars. There is so much you can do with a 10 x 12 inch print format (319 pages). Absolutely, wonderful illustrations.
https://books.google.com/books?id=d...&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=culverin&f=false
Assuming the pieces were built to 54 MM scale and based on the measurements you provided, your cannon at 54 MM would have been 12 pounders, 9 foot long. At 60 MM, the cannon scale better as a British 9-pounder, 8 foot long or as a French 8-pounder, 8 foot long.
The French 8 pounder and the British 9 pounder were nearly identical, the difference in the names was caused by each nation having a different definition of a pound.
These guns would be equally home in a fortress or on a ship. These guns would be ideal for the forecastle or quarterdeck of many mid-18th century warships. Forty-four gun and smaller ships would often have 9-pounders on the upper deck.
The volume The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War 1600 - 1815 by Brian Lavery is an outstanding book. If you are addicted to cannon of the period and want more information this volume is near impossible to beat. Last week, I managed to pick up a copy on Amazon for $38 US dollars. There is so much you can do with a 10 x 12 inch print format (319 pages). Absolutely, wonderful illustrations.
https://books.google.com/books?id=d...&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=culverin&f=false
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