Bracebridge Field Gun

[rob love]

I have one on stands outside the shop at work waiting for the wheels to be re-done. They are expected to be about $1500 or so each......a little more complicated than a normal wheel.

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[John McGillivray]

There is also one in the Canadian War Museum and at the Brome County Museum in Knowlton Quebec

[rob love]

Looks like someone had to spike their gun. That's got to be demoralizing.

[John McGillivray]

Originally Posted by rob love

Looks like someone had to spike their gun. That's got to be demoralizing.

Or they had a premature.

[Grant Bowker]

The war museum used to claim (decades ago, not sure if they still say it) that the split barrel was the result of a freak hit by an enemy shell that entered the barrel before exploding. Your choice whether you go for myth or truth

[James P]

Take whatever the CWM says with a HUGE grain of salt as they are full of something.

[David Dunlop]

When a Browning .50 cal HB MG is worked hard, there is a risk of a 'cook off' when a round sits in the chamber.

Can the same thing happen with artillery if the crew is pushing rounds through their gun as quickly as possible during a heavy barrage, and can this be much more catastrophic?


David