Smallest cannon EVER

[Red-Handed Jill]

[Diosa De Cancion]

Love it! Thanks for sharing.... I think I know someone who needs to make me one of those :)

[adam cyphers]

i second that....i need to make myself one of these;)thank you jill

[Silkie McDonough]

Won't let me watch & I ain't signing up. I know that Kate Souirs (sp?) has a pretty small firing cannon but I have never seen it actually fire any projectile.

[Red-Handed Jill]

You can view it here, too:

Other location of mini cannon film

[Iron Bess]

World's smallest Cannon??

Jeeze, I thought that was the nick name of this guy that used to hang at the Irelands 32 Pub.

[Silkie McDonough]

Nice.

All I am going to say is that Kate's cannon in longer. hehe

[michaelsbagley]

Nice.

All I am going to say is that Kate's cannon in longer. hehe

I had a video on MySpace posted of Kate firing her canon, and it seems MySpace purges videos over a certain age, because it isn't there any more and I know I didn't delete it.

While we usually don't fire anything from it, we have in the past done so (usually leather bits left over from when I do leather working with the leather hole punch)... The accuracy is terrible, but we did manage to hit the broad side of my old van from about a dozen paces once.

It did make a fun cake topper (just powder, no projectile) for M.A. d'Dogge and RedJessi's B-Day cake last year. I think someone even ate the piece of cake with the black powder burn in the icing!

[captscurvy_nc]

I have to make one of these. So man possibilities for piratical mischief.....

[Cascabel]

I wonder what kind of powder he's feeding it. It seems to be sort of a reddish brown color......

>>> Cascabel

[Red-Handed Jill]

In the video, he just says it's gunpowder. Or maybe it's a trick of the filming and it's ffffg.

[MarkG]

Nice.

All I am going to say is that Kate's cannon in longer. hehe

I had a video on MySpace posted of Kate firing her canon, and it seems MySpace purges videos over a certain age, because it isn't there any more and I know I didn't delete it.

While we usually don't fire anything from it, we have in the past done so (usually leather bits left over from when I do leather working with the leather hole punch)... The accuracy is terrible, but we did manage to hit the broad side of my old van from about a dozen paces once.

It did make a fun cake topper (just powder, no projectile) for M.A. d'Dogge and RedJessi's B-Day cake last year. I think someone even ate the piece of cake with the black powder burn in the icing!

Here's Kate's broadside from a year ago.

Mark

[MarkG]

I wonder what kind of powder he's feeding it. It seems to be sort of a reddish brown color......

>>> Cascabel

I'm guessing that he is taking apart a firecracker and using its powder and fuse.

Mark

[Ransom]

It is a rather cute wee thing, isn't it? So, is Iron Jack going to make himself one to add to his cannon collection?

[Red-Handed Jill]

Heh - all of his cannons he has are from me, so I had better get cracking on this...

[Black Hearted Pearl]

world's smallest cannon. Nay, I want the world's BIGGEST cannon.

[Silkie McDonough]

yep, that could do some damage but you can't carry it in your pocket. hehe

[Tartan Jack]

world's smallest cannon. Nay, I want the world's BIGGEST cannon.

I thought the biggest one was the one in the Kremlin in Moscow.

Though, it has never been fired and the balls made for it are wider than the barrel . . .

[Red-Handed Jill]

Carmina Burana - the music of choice for cannoneers:

World's smallest cannon - part 2

[Captain McCool]

Hahaha, brilliant!

[Capt Thighbiter]

That's an accurate lil bugger, but I believe someone on the GBO cannon forum makes one smaller that uses BBs for ammo.

A caution to all: All cannon, regardless of size, can quickly become a pipe bomb instead of a cannon , unless designed and made properly.

[DeviousDi]

Aye, too big 'n' too small! I prefer my own (1/3 scale) 6 Pounder. She'll put a 1" ball through 7" of solid oak ..... just need to make a naval carriage so I can make 'er a bow gun

(For scale, the wheels are 20" diameter)

[HarborMaster]

Aye, too big 'n' too small! I prefer my own (1/3 scale) 6 Pounder. She'll put a 1" ball through 7" of solid oak ..... just need to make a naval carriage so I can make 'er a bow gun

(For scale, the wheels are 20" diameter)

Yer Bronzee is Bad Arse DeviousDi .

I must agree with Capt Thighbiter . As an active GBO cannon member is familiar with the Nano~Cannons the machinists build there.

hat's an accurate lil bugger, but I believe someone on the GBO cannon forum makes one smaller that uses BBs for ammo.

A caution to all: All cannon, regardless of size, can quickly become a pipe bomb instead of a cannon , unless designed and made properly.

Tartan Jack I do believe you you are right .

I thought the biggest one was the one in the Kremlin in Moscow.

Though, it has never been fired and the balls made for it are wider than the barrel . . .

And finally as we ALL know thats not the worlds smallest Cannon.

Its the worlds smallest Mortar LOL. Its not shaped like a cannon ., its more of an interpretation of a Civil~War Dictator~Mortar and carriage. THE SCHWERER GUSTAV is definitely no slouch ! The Gun in India is pretty cool Black~Hearted~Pearl !

My personal favorite for the worlds largest gun sits at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Yuma AZ ..., They call it Nuclear Annie ..., I think you can all figure that one out

Edited August 11, 2010 by HarborMaster

[CharityRackham]

ONE WORD

BRILLIANT!!!