
Kaboom!
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- Graham Ashford
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Kaboom!
I was lucky enough to have a change of period and pace in the workshop recently and had some fun making these. Bar shot and extending shot for 24 pounder. L'orks they're heavy.


- Graham Ashford
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Based on general shot seen around 1790 to about 1810 or so, from piccies in the HMS Victory museum in Portsmouth, web searches and the Ladybird book of Nelson's Navy 

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- Absolute Wizard
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Did you forge the balls graham? or get from a supplier?
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- Graham Ashford
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Re: Kaboom!
Mark, the balls came from a supplier, I've forged the bar, drilled, countersunk and welded.
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