1/4 Scale 24PDR Garrison Tube, Brass
Description:
This hand-made 24 pounder is an authentic replica, machined from solid steel stock. The
threaded trunions fit into the sides of the tube and can be removed. Two different bore
sizes are available, the larger 1 11/16" (1.687) bore is made to fit a golf ball. Finished
tubes are blued. This tube is designed to fit onto a 1/5th Scale Garrison carriage.
History:
Garrison artillery played an important and sometimes
spectacular role in the Civil War. The Confederates had
at least one big 24 pounder gun in operation. These
big pieces were dragged by 10 horses were the largest guns
that could be hauled over normal roads.
Specific fortress carriages were also developed in this period. Well before
the civil war began the wheeled carriage had ceased to be used for guns in permanent
fortifications, and ship type carriages had become standard, though there was
still difficulty in traversing them rapidly. In the British service carriages for
forts differed from ships' carriages by having small cast iron wheels or trucks
instead of wooden ones.
For garrison duty the guns might be mounted on stock trail carriages
or sometimes on barbette types to fire over walls.
24 pounders were used in the main battery of the US frigate constitution, and
also used in forts and coastal trade routes. Both English and American types of
24 pounders were in the "Old Ironsides" compliment of guns. It was patented after
the 12 American-type cannons which were deployed at the forward and after ports.
Price:
32" brass tube, Buffed $1700.00 [Order]
32" brass tube, unbuffed $1500.00 [Order]
Weight: 65 lbs
Materials: Brass - SAE 360 58,000 PSI
Dimensions:
Tube: 32" x 4" (breech 4", muzzle 3.200")
Trunions: 1", 1 1/4" or 1 3/8" diameter.
Trunion length depends on carriage thickness
Bore: 1.250 (1 1/4"), 1.687 (1 11/16")
Delivery Time: 2-4 weeks
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