Copyright 2007
G. Gedney Godwin, Inc.
Bronze
Swivel Gun: Cast using naval
gun bronze from an original mid-18th century pattern with the trunions mounted low on the
tube, our gun is priced thousands less than the cost of a finished bronze barrel sold
elsewhere with the same casting quality. The barrel comes rough cast and bored but
without the touch hole drilled and can easily be finished in 2 to 3 hours using a die
grinder with Scotch-Brite pads, metal files, a wire wheel and some emery cloth. The
total length from muzzle to cascabal is 23", the barrel weight is 55 lbs and the
swivel yoke weight is 10 lbs. The unlined barrel has a concave breech and a bore
size of 1-3/4". The swivel yoke can also be purchased separately and has the
following approximate dimensions: Trunion holes are 1-3/8"; the outside distance for
the tunions is 5-7/8"; the inside distance for the trunions is 3-3/4"; the
thickness of the bronze around the trunion holes is 1/2". Proudly made in the
USA.
Rough-cast Barrel with Swivel Yoke Assembly
Price: $950.00
Rough-cast Barrel without Swivel Yoke Assembly
Price: $825.00
Rough-cast Swivel Yoke Assembly only
Price: $225.00
 Rough-cast barrel with swivel yoke hardware |
 Rough-cast barrel (bottom) shown below finished barrel |
Cannon Balls & Bar Shot: Cast from a very strong shatter-resistant epoxy plaster, these shot were recently acquired from a film set where they were made to be live-fired from 3-pounder cannon. New and unused, each cannon ball weighs 13.1 ounces and measures 2.875" in diameter. The bar shot is made from steel bar stock cast into shatter-resistant epoxy plaster, weigh 24.7 ounces each and measure 2.875" in diameter & 11" long. Perfect for interpretive work, museum exhibits, etc.
Cannon Balls
Price: $12.00 each
Bar Shot
Price: $30.00 each
Linstock: [#217] Made with a brass head and ground point, copied from an original;
hardwood shaft, walnut stained, hand rubbed varnish finish. Length of linstock is about
40" long. Six feet of slow match is included.
Price: $89.95
Slow Match: [#246S] Made from 1/2" braided cotton rope heavily impregnated to make it glow and
burn slowly. Use for firing 18th century cannon or 17th century matchlocks. Furnished in 6
ft. lengths.
Price: $7.50
Artillerist's Hammer
: [#311] Handmade of solid brass, this item was used to "spike" a cannon by driving a nail or piece of steel into the touch-hole. This rendered a cannon useless, at least temporarily, when capture seemed imminent and the cannon would have to be abandoned. Overall length: 7", head: 2 1/8" x 5/8".Price: $25.95
Vent Prick
: [#125-P] Used by artillerymen to thrust into the touch-hole, or vent of the cannon and on into the powder bed so as to expose the cannon powder to the primer which was then poured into the vent. These are nicely made from 1/8" brass wire and are about 9" long. Fits into the two sheaths made for them in our #125 Artillery Cartridge Box.Price: $7.50
Artillery Bucket:
[#277A] Handmade from 3/4" oak, these water
buckets were carried slung under the gun carriage and used for swabbing out the bore of
the cannon after each shot to drown out any sparks. My buckets are 12" high, 11 1/2" diameter at bottom,
tapering to 9 1/2"
at top. Black iron bale, hooks and riveted bands. Wood cover has iron lifting ring.
Price: $155.00
