"16thC. Cannon, Arms and Armor, and Architecture..." Topic

Googling for 16th Century cannon, I came across a photo albums of
Alt Stadt Nurnberg, Germany – link
Hohensalzburg Castle and Military Museum – link
Ingolstadt Military Museum – link
St Maximilian Landsknecht Guild(Landsknechte Reenactors) – link

Thanks for the links. In addition to wargamming, I am also into living history. Below is a link to some late 15th. century artillery.

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Here is my reproduction cannon in the midst of being born.

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ilodic

Thanks for the links.

Is the breechloading piece going to be a culverin or serpentine? What colors will it be painted in?

My cannon was originally desined to be used as a giant handcannon, thus the hole it the back to insert a tiller… it does not go all the way through. Sorry, not a breechloader. The calibre is 1.75" and will be used as a small howitzer. I tested some red iron oxide powder and boiled linseed oil mixture to test to see how durable it was (as I was told this was the period way to do this, and it will be red, the most common colour at the time,… that's why old barns are almost always red…something about that iron oxide that is durable.) Anyway, the paint takes a VERY long time to dry. The portion of the wheel that was tested took about a month…yes a month.

Thanks for your interest.

ilodic.

I see, thanks for the clarification. There being a hole in the back and space on the wooden board, I thought there was going to be an additional block for holding a breech/ powder chamber. There's an elevation device near the tail? If so, is there a bar attached to a chain to secure the hole/elevation level or is it just a wooden prop like here? picture

Yes. The finished piece will look very similar to the one in the link, the main difference is that my barrel is bound to a fitted block that can be changed if I choose to use a larger barrel.
I have more photos of the cannon on the SCA Gunner's Yahoo group. If interested in more about my project, you can email off site at ilodic@yahoo.com

BTW, I should have it in working (not prestine) condition in about a week hopefully and of course will post photos of this on the group page.

Thanks again for your interest.

ilodic.

I signed up for the group. Looking forward to seeing photos of the finished project with test firing. Good luck!