What's Cannon-Mania all
about?

During the 1800's they were "Real toys for boys"! Made mostly of cast iron, they fired using black powder, firecrackers, blank cartridges and caps . Step back into time (a blast from the past?) and enjoy browsing over 50 pages of dozens of cannon. Included are pictures, patent abstracts and histories of selected great toy and salute cannon .
Click on any of the headlines below to go to that page.
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Information about select cannons |
Answers to some questions |
| Lessons about cannon barrels | |
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| When
firing
small cannon; how much powder? How to measure? Where to buy? Precautions? |
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| Just how loud is "loud"? Sound tests results for a variety of cannon firings! |
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| How can I reload my own plastic or brass blanks? | |
| Three chambered salute cannons! | What's a cannon lock? (Fire a cannon with a lanyard) |
Information on this site is a small sampling of material to appear in a new book.
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