Traditions Ironsides cannon

[cheese1566]

Does anyone have a Traditions Ironsides cannon in the .69 cal model?

Wanting turn my own as a winter shop project and would like one to copy dimensions or have a patient friend willing take some measurements and photos for me.

[samari46]

The only one I have is the little 45 caliber one. I believe it was made in Spain. Frank

[Winger Ed.]

Get to digging around and you can find the dimensions of the real ones and scale them down to your replica's size.
That's how my 1/3 scale of a Civil War era 9 pound ordnance rifle with a 2" bore came about.

Do searches for:
'Civil war cannons', '18th century Naval cannons', 'Spanish cannons', 'Napoleon cannons', 'Mountain howitzers', 'Black powder cannons', etc.
All sorts of info pops up.

[jmorris]

I have wanted to build one of these for awhile.

http://buckstix.com/howitzer.htm

[cheese1566]

The Coehorn is coming together. 1/3’sh scale.

[Eddie2002]

Planning on making a matched set of Coehorns in .50 caliber out of a short piece of 1" stainless round stock I've sitting around. How did you attach the trunnions on your Coehorn Cheese1566? I'm thinking about braising mine on, don't have a way to weld stainless.
That .69 cannon looks like a fun project.

[cheese1566]

My Angry Dutchman started as a 3x6” steel round bar and the plans called for 5”. I left the extra on the end and drilled and tapped two 1/4”-20 bolts, spaced apart to give extra room away from the powder chamber. Got that idea from internet searches.

[Eddie2002]

Thanks, it looks cleaner than using braze on the joint but I think I could have clearance problems with my smaller piece of round stock. Maybe I'll copy your mounting setup but go down to smaller screws. I've plenty of length
and could make it longer similar to your's. Need to think about it for a bit, thanks again for the reply. Nice job by the way.

[samari46]

OP, Sportsmans Guide has the exact 69 caliber cannon you are looking for information on. Just got their Christmas catalog and it's there I saw it. $269 and change. Yeah I know you could make one for less. No rifling it's a smooth bore and according to the catalog takes .690 balls. Hope this helps. Frank

[country gent]

I have considered a 1/4 scale Parrot gun bored for a golf ball projectile. Its a quick readily available ball no casting or lead needed.

As mentioned do some searches and see what you like then scale down to desired size, also dont forget the accouterments. ramrod, swab, worm, tender, adjusters and all the little tools.

I have seen a few made in shops where I worked. A neat project and can be very nice when done. Are you planning on a fuse or cap to ignite it?

[cheese1566]

I’d like to do fuse.



The 1/3 scale Coehorn is ready for powder coat and wood finish.

[Baltimoreed]

Very nice build. I don’t play golf but could get into the game if I could use a Coehorn instead of a club. Be a tough putt though. What’s the range on it? My wife’s uncle Tommy always said that a golf course was a waste of a perfectly good rifle range. He shot high power at Perry for fun.

[JoeJames]

"A golf course was a waste of a perfectly good rifle range". That's great!

[Winger Ed.]

I don’t play golf but could get into the game if I could use a Coehorn instead of a club.

I always thought golf would be a lot more interesting, and more fun to watch if it was combined with Skeet.

[deltaenterprizes]

The Coehorn is coming together. 1/3’sh scale.

Nice!