The idea
Submitted by CW on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 10:18am.
Cannons stand as monuments to battle, as well as to the hands that made them: a confederation of specialized trades collaborating to make a formidable weapon.
Each tradesman brings knowledge and expertise as indispensable as the next. A brickmaker builds a furnace, a founder designs a mold to receive a stream of melted bronze, a gunsmith brings his skill to bear, and a wheelwright constructs a carriage to convey the barrel’s heft.
In summer of 2008, Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Trades began an effort to do the same, recreating a light infantry three-pounder gun and the carriage to carry it. This blog is a record of the process. Check often to see photos, videos, and updates from tradespeople as they bring the cannon to completion.
Thank you Historic Trades of Colonial Williamsburg for taking on this great project. In a world where so many folks seem to take for granted the high standard of living and relative ease of obtaining goods, it's nice to see an orginization still active in keeping this era of our past in the fore-front of our minds.
Thank you.
J. Thompson,
Cape Porpoise, ME.
It is very nice to see this type of recreation of history. As a professional gunsmith I really appreciate this type of work where a variety of tradesmen come together to produce a fuctional and attractive piece of ordinance.
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