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Relic Discussion => Artillery => Topic started by: emike123 on November 10, 2018, 06:31:45 PM

Title: Sights
Post by: emike123 on November 10, 2018, 06:31:45 PM

I know some people are really into cannon sights.  I have 2 friends who are really into them and generally point any I come across their way, but over the years I have kept a few:

Title: Re: Sights
Post by: speedenforcer on November 10, 2018, 08:23:04 PM

Dicky has a 10 pound parrot trunion site on his web page.

Title: Re: Sights
Post by: Jim J. on November 14, 2018, 01:21:29 PM

If any of you are interested in doing some extra bedtime reading, a graduate student at Texas A&M University - Miguel Gutierrez, wrote his MA Thesis on the sights and percussion locks recovered from the CSS Georgia Gunboat -
https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/166060
Thanks again for a wonderful website,
Jim J.

Title: Re: Sights
Post by: CarlS on November 15, 2018, 06:11:19 AM

Thanks for sharing the thesis.  For those interested in sights I'd recommend you look at it.  There are some interesting pieces shown and discussed.  One interesting relic is the CS salvaged sight cover on page 61 that is marked "WNY".  There is also discussion on windage, cannon barrel leveling, and more.