Saturday, 16 July 2016

Mortar Set - part four



As you can plainly see, I have not been idle.....

The gin was built from strips of scrap wood (actually an old fruit packing case) with the tripod hinge at the top made from a piece of florists wire detailed with plastic card washers and more wire. I have glued the gin in place with superglue and built-up the base with more DAS and sieved stones.

The projectiles were from a resin gun/cannon that I bought many years ago, the four stacked balls were trimmed and glued in place while the single ball has had a wire loop added to the top - to show a ball ready to be loaded.

The inspiration came from an image found on the internet, I think it makes the simple mortar look much more purposeful.

Tony

GIN - a tripod frame used to replace the barrels of cannons in the field and load mortars.
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2 comments:

  1. Paul´s Bods16 July 2016 at 07:48

    Looks great. I´ve searched and searched but no pics of a mortar with a GIN (loading rig) :-(

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  2. Tony16 July 2016 at 09:47

    "I´ve searched and searched but no pics of a mortar with a GIN"

    Try here;
    http://www.leagueofaugsburg.com/shop/products-subcat-29-2.html

    http://civilwartalk.com/threads/gun-gin-broadway-landing-appomattox-river.100165/

    http://civilwartalk.com/threads/a-gun-gin-at-fort-mcallister-georgia-december-1864.90355/

    http://civilwartalk.com/threads/dismounting-guns.88971/

    http://dawlishchronicles.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/mallets-monster-mortar-and-birth-of.html

    Tony

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