My Big Old Black Powder 1861 Cohorn Mortar

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Here are some pictures of my my CW 1861 Cohorn Mortar. Have fired it a few times at Kings Landing historical settlement, I fired a few Squash into the St John river
The base is made from two solid pieces of hardwood bolted together. It takes four men to move it around, but two to load and fire it.
Its wooden base is 30" long
Base is 14" wide
19" from handle to handle
21" from floor to top of barrel
The bore is 6" with a smaller sub chamber.
The outside metal is 8 1/2"
Weighs about 250 lbs

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Sweet - nice and clean. So rare for me to see one that doesn't have the barrel sealed (static display).

Nice, very nice (trying hard not to adopt another hobby :)
 
looks like its guaranteed to put a smile on the face :D
My friend made a small golf ball sized one was a blast we shot corn cobs out of it at a corn roast LOL yours should be proportionally more fun .
 
Are there any restrictions on the use of your mortar? I have looked at the smaller golf ball reproduction models being sold, but wasn't sure about the laws governing the use.

That would keep me laughing for days everytime I shot it. Do you have any videos?
 
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I was looking to own a 1700-1800 piece of artillery but wasn't sure about the law. Do you need to register it? Can you shoot it like any unrestricted firearm?

By the way, your mortar is awesome!
 
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no laws on cannon or mortars here as long as there not modern types
mainly blackpowder ones

ive seen nothing on breech loading ones but id like to find out as some of the older cartridge one's are cool
 
As long as its set of by a fuse it does not need to be registered
FALLS into the same class as a matchlock if you put a percussion lock on , it will need to be registered unless of course its a antique.
 
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As long as its set of by a fuse it does not need to be registered
FALLS into the same class as a matchlock if you put a percussion lock on , it will need to be registered unless of course its a antique.
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i dont think there is any rules as its not a firearm as you dont hold it :rolleyes:
and for cannon and mortars i dont like lighting a fuse and run back

a friction primer or lock of some sort (flint maybe )

so do breech loading cannons fall under the same registery as N/R
i think a 12ga or bigger cannon would be cool (not blank firing)
 
Ok, now I am getting excited. So if I did get one of these golf ball mortars and used it within reason, there should be no issues? We have a place on the lake (not near any city) that would be awesome to launch the occasional golf ball into.

BTW, I love this thread.
 
I used to have one just like the one in the picture....load it up and pack a can of creamed broccoli down on top and it'll make the earth move :D mine had a 5 inch bore it was a brute.
 
Here are a pair of cannons made by a friend of mine. The barrels are 14" long and the bore is about .61 and overall length is 15", and 5.5" high.
You gentleman are aware the Mortar is a reproduction?
The same man a machinist manufactured it in the 1980s from high grade steel.

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CRAcanon also make repro coehorn mortars... Mortars are probably the most portable artillery pieces and the more shootable as well... Canons need a range with a serious backstop but mortars can be used with reduced charges in any field!
 
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