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Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon for sale 11/19/18
From: E.P. Fisher
Dude; Read your history. Hotchkiss built a great many artillery pieces. The field pieces used at weren't Hotchkiss 2" revolving guns, but rather 47mm breach loading mountain guns.
HMS Tiptoe, where are you now? 11/16/18
From: MollytheCollie
I was a member of the Guards Parachute Company and in '67 or '68 was involved in an exercise where we RV'd with Tiptoe off Portland, winched on board from Wessex heli.dived/surfaced/beach assault winched off. Does any one remember year (exact date would be good). Am writing up family history/service history and can't remember which year I did this.
N.B. Excellent time, as always, with RN, what's his face had not yet cancelled Rum ration and Stokers gave us sippers.
HMS Tiptoe, where are you now? 11/12
From: Michael JOHNSON
Yes she was broken up in pounds yard i went to have a look back in the seventees I was the Boys Brigade captain of 1st Tiptoe a village in the new forest.The anchor is on a plinth in Blyth I do have a picture.
Mystery Lee Enfield Carbine 11/03/18
From: Ernest Justinen
I am in possession of one close to the same. Mine is marked Andrews and 1888 B
Missing the dust cover from the bolt. 3 level rear sight, 2 flip up, marked 100 200 300.
No markings on the wrist band at all. Crown with VR. marked
Can supply pictures
The Snider Bullet 11/20/17
From: John
Apologies for such a long delay Jesse but I lost the site. The use of 0.600" bullets is the modern choice but we have modern knowledge of how to do these things. Colonel Boxer had to work forwards from the previous muzzle loading bullets. It is hard to get that design to expand into the rifling when it depends upon the lead obturating upon itself with inertia when given the initial kick and the plug forcing forwards. It at this exact time that it is being restrained within the mouth of the case and then enters a throat wider than the bullet.
But for a reproduction of the original you have to go down that road. The 0.600" comes out of the case sized ready to enter the throat which is of similar diameter and is simply mechanically swaged down to 0.585" groove diameter at the rear of the rifling and emerges at 0.580" as the rifling groove depth reduces. I use the 0.600" in the brass Brazilian 24 bore shotgun case. FWIW at 50 metres I have yet to do better than a cut down 24 bore Fiocchi plastic shotgun case with a .600" round ball........
Swiss No4 powder seems to do the best job ob the original design these days but I use No5 now in the modern style. Your problem in making reproduction bullets is getting a mould that will give you the nose cavity which is essential in making them fly as they did back then. They first filled the cavity with a Sycamore plug, then just spun the nose lead over the cavity hole. William Metford developed the cavity to hold an explosive charge but filled it with charcoal powder for target shooting to show the shot more clearly. One can get a lightweight wall filler from DIY shops that would be a simple material to fill an open cavity. If you ever track down a mould make who can do both the base cavity and the nose cavity there are shooters who would gladly join in buying one I dare say.
The PHSADC Webley Fosbery 11/19/17
From: George
.455 no longer available from Fiochi or Hornady in the U.S. Unless someone starts making it available it's going to be a tough sell if you cannot purchase ammo off the shelf. HMS Tiptoe, where are you now? 11/9/17
From: Anne Adams
HELLO,
I remember the incident very well. My husband was in Tiptoe when she ran aground up the Clyde in 64. He was a leading operator. I also remember the article as well and the title. I thought it was written by the Sun newspaper but that did not launch until September of that year. The only newspapers that I remember the family having were the Mirror, The Mail and Express.
I did have a cutting in a scrapbook of the Tiptoe and also the other submarines my husband served on.
I will have a search but I think with the moving we did It may have got lost. If I find it I will certainly let you know. 150 pounder Armstrong Gun at West Point
From: John
Apologies for such a long delay Jesse but I lost the site. The use of 0.600" bullets is the modern choice but we have modern knowledge of how to do these things. Colonel Boxer had to work forwards from the previous muzzle loading bullets. It is hard to get that design to expand into the rifling when it depends upon the lead obturating upon itself with inertia when given the initial kick and the plug forcing forwards. It at this exact time that it is being restrained within the mouth of the case and then enters a throat wider than the bullet.
But for a reproduction of the original you have to go down that road. The 0.600" comes out of the case sized ready to enter the throat which is of similar diameter and is simply mechanically swaged down to 0.585" groove diameter at the rear of the rifling and emerges at 0.580" as the rifling groove depth reduces. I use the 0.600" in the brass Brazilian 24 bore shotgun case. FWIW at 50 metres I have yet to do better than a cut down 24 bore Fiocchi plastic shotgun case with a .600" round ball........
Swiss No4 powder seems to do the best job ob the original design these days but I use No5 now in the modern style. Your problem in making reproduction bullets is getting a mould that will give you the nose cavity which is essential in making them fly as they did back then. They first filled the cavity with a Sycamore plug, then just spun the nose lead over the cavity hole. William Metford developed the cavity to hold an explosive charge but filled it with charcoal powder for target shooting to show the shot more clearly. One can get a lightweight wall filler from DIY shops that would be a simple material to fill an open cavity. If you ever track down a mould make who can do both the base cavity and the nose cavity there are shooters who would gladly join in buying one I dare say.
The PHSADC Webley Fosbery 11/19/17
From: George
.455 no longer available from Fiochi or Hornady in the U.S. Unless someone starts making it available it's going to be a tough sell if you cannot purchase ammo off the shelf. HMS Tiptoe, where are you now? 11/9/17
From: Anne Adams
HELLO,
I remember the incident very well. My husband was in Tiptoe when she ran aground up the Clyde in 64. He was a leading operator. I also remember the article as well and the title. I thought it was written by the Sun newspaper but that did not launch until September of that year. The only newspapers that I remember the family having were the Mirror, The Mail and Express.
I did have a cutting in a scrapbook of the Tiptoe and also the other submarines my husband served on.
I will have a search but I think with the moving we did It may have got lost. If I find it I will certainly let you know. 150 pounder Armstrong Gun at West Point
150 pounder Armstrong Gun at West Point
150 pounder Armstrong Gun at West Point
150 pounder Armstrong Gun at West Poin The Snider Bullet 11/5/16