Guns of History
Brand: Guns of History
Brief History
The
wrought iron 3" Ordnance Rifle was invented by John Griffen in
1854 as an answer to the danger of cast iron gun tubes exploding when
fired. Griffen modified a procedure used in the production of wrought
iron for lighthouse construction. Griffen s method wrapped 3/4"
thick str..
£50.00
Brand: Guns of History
These models are as detailed as the real cannon and equipment on America's Civil War battlefield. HISTORYThe mountain howitzer was a short-barreled, large-caliber gun. Because it looked like a shortened, downsized cannon, it became known and the bull pup during the Civil War. Although its 4.6..
£38.88
Brand: Guns of History
These models are as detailed as the real cannon and equipment on America's Civil War battlefield. 1862 HISTORY John Gilleland of Athens, Georgia convinced the town to build a double barrel cannon that could fire two cannon balls simultaneously. He was sure that the balls, connected by a long ch..
£38.88
Brand: Guns of History
These models are as detailed as the real cannon and equipment on America's Civil War battlefield. Coffee was a staple of the Union Army. Each soldier received a daily ration of 1/10 pound of green coffee beans, which they had to roast and grind themselves.The grinding process consisted of smash..
£38.88
Brand: Guns of History
These models are as detailed as the real cannon and equipment on America's Civil War battlefield.The carnage of the Civil War made transporting the wounded from the battlefields a matter of life and death. The ambulance wagon designed by Brigadier General DH Rucker and built at the Government ..
£69.44
Brand: Guns of History
Figure
not Included.
Designed
for the Confederacy by Captain D.R. Williams of Covington, Kentucky,
this rapid-fire breech-loading gun was classified as a 1-lb cannon.
Turning the hand crank opened the sliding breech, allowing the
three-man crew to load a round and cap the primer. The c..
£38.88