SIGNAL CANNON, Black Powder Cannon, Civil War Cannon, Mountain Howitzer, .
Item History & Price
UP FOR BID IS A MUSEUM QUALITY REPLICA OF A 12 POUNDER CIVIL WAR MOUNTAIN HOWITZER, USED EXTENSIVELY BY BOTH THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMIES. THIS CANNON IS DESIGNED FOR SIGNAL OR NOISE MAKING PURPOSES ONLY AND WILL NOT FIRE A PROJECTILE, NOR CAN IT BE MODIFIED TO DO SO! THE CARRIAGE IS MADE OF MAHOGANY WITH METAL FITTINGS. THE BARREL WAS MACHINED FROM SOLID STEEL. THE CANNON IS 19 INCHES LONG, THE BARREL IS&n...bsp;9.5 INCHES LONG. THE BORE IS 5/8 OF AN INCH, OR .62 CALIBER. THE WHEELS ARE 11 INCHES IN DIAMETER, MADE OF RESIN WITH METAL TIRES. THE CARRIAGE IS 13 INCHES WIDE FROM HUB TO HUB. THE CANNON IS VERY HEAVY AT 8.2 POUNDS. IT COMES WITH A RAMROD, A THIS IS A LARGE AND HEAVY CANNON, AND FINELY DETAILED.Civil War era howitzers were lighter and had shorter length tubes than the longer range, heavier field guns that fired ammunition of the same weight. A weapon was referred to as a certain “pounder” based on the weight of a solid projectile that it was capable of firing. A 12 pounder howitzer had a tube that was 53 inches long and weighed 788 pounds; the carriage for it weighed 900 pounds. A 12 pounder Napoleon smoothbore field gun had a 66 inch long tube that weighed over 1200 pounds and was mounted on an 1100 pound carriage; there were other 12 pounder guns that were even heavier. The 12 pounder mountain howitzer gun tube was about 33 inches long and weighed 220 pounds. The carriage weighed 157 pounds and each wheel was 65 pounds, making the total weight of the mountain howitzer 507 pounds. Mountain howitzers were used by artillery and infantry units, but their portability made them especially suited for cavalry. They were used in every theatre of operation. Confederates John Hunt Morgan and John S. Mosby both used them in some of their fast moving raids. Union cavalry units used them in mountainous West Virginia; they used them in cavalry raids into the interior of North Carolina from the coast; and they carried them along on expeditions in Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas where the long distances traveled made other artillery impractical.NOTE: FRESCA NOT INCLUDED!
NO BIDS ACCEPTED FROM OUTSIDE THE USA! NO RETURNS ACCEPTED, SO ASK QUESTIONS FIRST!
NO BIDS ACCEPTED FROM OUTSIDE THE USA! NO RETURNS ACCEPTED, SO ASK QUESTIONS FIRST!
