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HMS Bounty Sinks Off North Carolina Coast
Commodore Swab replied to Stynky Tudor's topic in Shipwright
There should be a distinction made between the pumps failing and generators/engines failing. Without power they couldn't run the pumps. -
HMS Bounty Sinks Off North Carolina Coast
Commodore Swab replied to Stynky Tudor's topic in Shipwright
My information is from the crew, and I believe what they had to say. The pictures of the Bounty "sunk" while stille being on the surface would support what I said and not a hull failure. -
Our First Dagger Pistol of many to come
Commodore Swab replied to KingsForge's topic in Thieves Market
GAoP (golden age of pyracy) generally accecpted to of ended around 1720. I figure most weapons that would be used by pyrates during this period would be ones that were in common use no later than 1710-1715. This rules out many of the weapons on the market as they are listed as being something that was just being built in the early 1700's. -
HMS Bounty Sinks Off North Carolina Coast
Commodore Swab replied to Stynky Tudor's topic in Shipwright
I heard the ship would "flex" in 10 foot seas and the majority of the leaking came from the decking and not the hull. -
We have found lead sheeting on the wreck we are excavating (Spanish Galleon Sank circa 1733). On some of the pieces of lead there is what appears to be a burlap impression. The holes left from the nails indicate this would have been between the lead and the hull. Most are about 1/16 inch thick but some pieces have been found that are closer to 3/16. Most do not have any impression of burlap on them.
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Thinking about heading there this year for the first time.
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Single sliding pan Spanish miquelet lock on an over/under carbine/fowler.
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Wait till you see the next fishtail that's in the works . . . much much shorter and a much much much larger bore
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Probably the most common double barrel design was the side by side with separate locks (KISS). After all that is what developed into your modern double barrel shotgun.
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ahh well if you want to include double barrels you have the options for a double barrel double lock (over/under or side by side), swivel breech, or my personal favorite sliding pan. Actually in the next year or so I may have a puckle gun built, a nock volley gun and an over/under sliding pan built . . .
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When it comes to Queen Anne pistols I like to simply and only classify those that have the integrated side plate and turn off barrel as "Queen Anne" As far as GAoP multiple barrel guns go I have heard there was a forerunner of the Nock Volley Gun (7 barrel shoulder fired carbine), There is the "Puckle Gun" (rotating drum swivel cannon capable of 63 shots in 7 min), and here is a picture of a snaplock pistol for you as well
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From the album: More fun Projects