Author Topic: Re: Clay Gun at High Bridge (Read 8623 times)

John D. Bartleson Jr. · « **Reply #15 on:** November 13, 2013, 04:48:04 PM »

Mike,
Perhaps its my eyes but the fuse shwon on page 45, upper right appears to have longer threads.
John

emike123 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 13, 2013, 05:08:55 PM »

It is your eyes -- I wrote page 46

John D. Bartleson Jr. · « **Reply #17 on:** November 13, 2013, 07:31:38 PM »

Touche' thanks.
John

emike123 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 13, 2013, 07:49:31 PM »

Turns out I have one of those 3.4" solid shot in the High Bridge article you sent. Here is a scan, but it has to be broken up so I'll post in sections. I was told it was in the Artilleryman but this looks like a newspaper article so may be different with similar info.

The ball I have has a lemon section wedge piece rotted away but most of those High Bridge recoveries have issues so it is what it is. Also, if anyone wants a 6pdr sideloader from there in average condition at best, there is a guy who is selling a couple for $500-550 we can hook you up with.

emike123 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 13, 2013, 07:53:09 PM »

trying to break article into readable sections

emike123 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 13, 2013, 07:55:26 PM »

barely readable, but best I can do for now. Part 2 of 3

emike123 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 13, 2013, 07:56:29 PM »

3 of 3

emike123 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 13, 2013, 08:39:04 PM »

Interesting article but I am not buying his thinking that 3.4"/3.5" segmented Reads were only found there. I have a nice one a forum member dug elsewhere in VA. I'll let that fellow speak up about it if he wants to, but on balance this is an interesting and worthwhile addendum to the very cool story of High Bridge.

John D. Bartleson Jr. · « **Reply #23 on:** November 13, 2013, 09:36:41 PM »

Mike is this the article I sent you?
JOhn

emike123 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 14, 2013, 09:08:42 AM »

It is one of them.

John D. Bartleson Jr. · « **Reply #25 on:** November 14, 2013, 10:56:55 AM »

Each time I run this thru my OCR software there are so many misspelled words that my text reader goes beserk. I am unable to read the jpeg. oh whell. Thanks for posting it Mike as mine was too large for the Forum. I wish we coujld post the Stevens article on the Clay rifle PDF. so far no one has ask me for copies.
John

CarlS · « **Reply #26 on:** November 14, 2013, 12:38:55 PM »

Here is the article in large format to read or print off. You can save it by right clicking and choose the "Save Picture as..." option:

John D. Bartleson Jr. · « **Reply #27 on:** November 17, 2013, 04:03:17 PM »

Carl,
You mentioned a quote from the newspaper article. The following is one of two excerpts from Jack Melton's field rtillery:
"3 inch armstrong category:
aguns, U.S. 33; 3-inch wrought-iron guns, banded, rebel, 13;
10-pounder Parrott guns, U. S., 10; 20-pounder Parrott guns, U.S.,
2; Coehorn mortars, rebel, 1; 3-inch Whitworth guns, rebel, 1;
12-pounder howitzers, U. S., 5; 12-pounder howitzers, rebel, 3;
3.4-inch Blakely guns, 1; 3.67-inch rebel guns, banded, 1; 3.80-inch
smooth-bore guns, 2; 24-pounder howitzers, U. S., 4; 24-pounder
howitzers, rebel, 2; 24-pounder howitzers, U. S., Dahlgren, Navy, 1;
12-pounder Armstrong guns, rifled, rebel, 5; 12-pounder iron guns,
re-enforced, rebel, 1. Total number, 251. Rifles and muskets, 21,177;
carbines, 1,293; pistols, 163. Total number small-arms, 22,633.*"
so I guess Sir Armstrong disregarded the British policy of not selling to the Americas.
Regards,
John