[dts32041]

I worked salute batteries at Ft. Monroe, VA. Extra gun in place if one fails. They pick up the slack. If gun two fails all additional rounds are move to the two working guns.

Of course the the 1842 12lbs we had were a little trickier.

Yeah I learned to swab a muzzle loader and do manual at arms with a brown bess, carter army don't you know.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Of course the the 1842 12lbs we had were a little trickier.

One of these?

[vetvetdoug]

There were two versions of the 1841 12 Pounders, Cast iron founded at West Point and the 1841 12 pounder field guns, bronze, from Alger and Ames. The bronze 1841 12 pounder tube weighed 1800 pounds and took a 3# black powder charge. I used to own one. The carriage was larger than the one for the 12# Napoleon and was a bitch to pull behind a six horse hitch. The dolphins were a nice touch but was just added weight to the tube. We used flour in front of the gunpowder to make the bang louder and give lots of smoke. I lost the gun in a divorce....women take the most valuable thing a man owns...Gee I miss my cannon.