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Civil War Cannonball Kills Relic Collector
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| May 2,2008
| STEVE SZKOTAK,
Posted on 05/02/2008 8:39:16 PM PDT by fishhound
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Rest in Peace. I really admire those who so deeply cherish and know our history.
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:39:17 PM PDT
by
fishhound
To: fishhound
One thing I learned shooting old time black powder guns over the years is that unlike smokeless powder, black powder has a very long shelf life.
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:42:42 PM PDT
by
Inyo-Mono
(If you don't want people to get your goat, don't tell them where it's tied.)
To: Inyo-Mono
Hope to build a traditions soon.
Trying to find a civil war history ping list do you know who might have one?
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:45:11 PM PDT
by
fishhound
(Boycott the Olympics in China.)
To: fishhound
Color me ignorant, but I didn’t know that old cannonballs explode. I honestly thought that the explosion was in the cannon, which propelled the ball as a projectile and the resulting damage was from impact, not explosion.
How are those things constructed?
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:46:30 PM PDT
by
Jedidah
To: fishhound
What did these cannonballs use for a detonator? Was there some kind of primer/fuse that went off on impact?
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:47:05 PM PDT
by
Sender
("Why is it that I can't just eat my waffle?" - Barack Hussein Obama)
To: Jedidah; Sender
Might have been:
Light fuse
Drop cannonball in cannon
Light cannon fuse
I could be wrong though.
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:49:17 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The US Military is what goes Bump in the night.)
To: Sender
Frequently a cloth or fiber fuse that screwed into the hollow ball like a plug. Ignited by firing the gun. Could be cut to time the detonation to occur in the air over enemy troops.
BTW, the article mentions "rusty bullets"- Not possible.
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:50:03 PM PDT
by
AndrewB
To: Jedidah; Sender
Don’t know but I do know some where explosive.
Trying to find and ping the civil war or guys in the know on FR.
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:50:31 PM PDT
by
fishhound
(Boycott the Olympics in China.)
To: fishhound
“Now, son, gunpowder is very safe, and i’m a trained profeessional. Hand me that blowtorch so I can get started.”
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:51:40 PM PDT
by
arderkrag
(Libertarian Nutcase (Political Compass Coordinates: 9.00, -2.62 - www.politicalcompass.org))
To: Jedidah
Civil War artillery fuses.
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:52:26 PM PDT
by
AndrewB
To: fishhound
Holy delayed-reaction, Batman!
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:53:43 PM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
("resort not to force until every just law be defied")
To: AndrewB; indcons
Great picture.
Fuses...they’re whats for dinner. lol
indcons...Ping Mil History
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:54:47 PM PDT
by
fishhound
(Boycott the Olympics in China.)
To: fishhound
On the other hand I could see a few names!
Names I wouldn’t loose sleep over!
To: fishhound
Ball with fuse intact. Don't try to open these up if you find one.....
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:56:22 PM PDT
by
AndrewB
To: AndrewB
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:58:20 PM PDT
by
fishhound
(Boycott the Olympics in China.)
To: AndrewB
did they have special wrencheds for these like deck plate wrenches?
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posted on
05/02/2008 8:59:37 PM PDT
by
fishhound
(Boycott the Olympics in China.)
To: arderkrag
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posted on
05/02/2008 9:00:19 PM PDT
by
fishhound
(Boycott the Olympics in China.)
To: AndrewB; Sender
Frequently a cloth or fiber fuse that screwed into the hollow ball like a plug. Ignited by firing the gun. Could be cut to time the detonation to occur in the air over enemy troops.Hence the "Star Spangled Banner" lyrics: "And the rockets' red glare; the bombs bursting in air"...
To: fishhound
Hope to build a traditions soon. Trying to find a civil war history ping list do you know who might have one?
It is a blast (pun intended) to shoot black powder arms. I've had 'em, all single shot flintlocks, percussion riles, pistols and revolvers. Build it and have a blast. If you need helpful hints about their firing and care, send me a FreepMail. Although I had three great-grandfathers in the conflict, I don't know of a Civil War ping list. Does anyone else?
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posted on
05/02/2008 9:00:40 PM PDT
by
Inyo-Mono
(If you don't want people to get your goat, don't tell them where it's tied.)
To: Inyo-Mono
Thanks. I will.
Did you do the match lock at all? A guy posted a deer kill on youtube with one, gun looked 5 feet long.
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posted on
05/02/2008 9:04:13 PM PDT
by
fishhound
(Boycott the Olympics in China.)
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