Captain Midnight

Very cool thread indeed. What about Spanish markings? I'm assuming there would have been a lot of their stuff stolen by pirates, and I wonder what types of marking they used, and if there are any extant examples?

The nearly completed Spanish cannon "El Azufre", twin brother of "El Fuego", one of the two main guns aboard Revenant, Captain Midnight's flagship.

Ahoy Korisios! Thank you for your kind words, mate. Truthfully, I think that you could make the wheels. They are not as difficult as you would imagine. Yes, I intend to paint the carriage. It will be painted a nice colonial red.

Update! I finally finished the woodwork on "Brimstone's" carriage. Still needs a bit of sanding, some paint, and the iron hardware mounted.

Ben, that is absolutely BEAUTIFUL work, my friend!

William, if the good crew of the Mercury would be willing to have us aboard, I would humbly submit the names of my wife and I for consideration of membership among such a fine company. Jonah Micagie Greene and Sage Sutherland Greene.

Happy birthday, my beloved friend!

Welcome aboard, Mr. Wilshire! Great to have ye here, lad!

The cannon is progressing slowly, but very nicely. I expect to have the old Spaniard living up to its name and belching fire and brimstone by the middle of summer. The barrel is now completely finished, the vent drilled and firing mechanism installed and working perfectly. I have finished the wheels and mounted them to the completed axle. Next step in the process are the cheeks. The carriage is being completely built without modern fasteners. It is glued and pegged with wooden pegs, and the few nails that are in the carriage are authentic forged cut nails. These nails stud and secure the rim of the wheel, as well as the metal joint plates and the iron reinforcings around the carriage.

Bo, I would convert the small one as you stated, and just leave the other two as wine casks...they are nice just the way they are.

In my own humble opinion, there is no criticism to be found! That is indeed AWESOME. Great job, mate!

Captain Rackham, thank you for your help, brother. I was hoping I could find an illustrated version of these commands which show the positions and movements of each command. Foxe nailed the info I was searching for on the head; now if I can just find illustrations of them. I was thinking that perhaps that book, being as old as it is, might be found in a downloadable form which would allow me to print just that chapter.

Yes! That is precisely what I am looking for, Mr. Foxe! Is there any chance a .pdf could be found that illustrates these commands? Thank you for your help!

That is a great one, thank you Hawkyns! I wonder if any exist that have pictures or diagrams of the various movements and positions?

Ahoy mates! I need help finding authentic 18th century artillery commands for naval combat. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks for your help.