Flintlock mechanism by danapommet
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This is the flintlock mechanism of a “Brown Bess”. They were manufactured in Great Britain and were the British Army weapon of choice from 1722 – 1838. Grice manufactured this one, in 1762, which is a smoothbore flintlock. It weighs 10.5 lbs (4.8kg), is 58.5 inches (149cm) long and fired a 19mm lead ball. It was accurate up to 100 yards (91.44 meters). The list of countries that preferred this rifle was extensive from America to the Zulu warriors. The powder was placed in the cup shaped area, the flint hit the powder when the trigger was pulled, the explosion of fire went through the hole behind the powder, the powder in the barrel exploded and propelled the lead ball out of the barrel. Some info from Wikipedia.
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Dana
Comments (24)
jayfar
Great close up Dana and it looks to have had a lot of burns.
kbrog
Excellent close up Dana! But now everbody will have this advance technology and there will be no end to the bloodshed! ;D
sandra46
WONDERFUL
Bossie_Boots
Excellent capture looks of been well used thanks for sharing Dana and for the info superb work !!
jocko500
this is cool to show how this gun fires. bet it be fun to fire this gun
Faemike55
Cool picture, Dana great information
goodoleboy
Stellar closeup and interesting information on the weapon, Dana.
blinkings
So once you filled it would you have to keep it upright lest all the black powder ran out? Very interesting.
MrsRatbag
Wow, how cool is that? Great shot!
danapommet
Andrew asked a great question. Powder was carried, in little cloth bags, in pre measured amounts. The power was poured down the barrel, the lead ball was dropped in next and a ramrod was used to pack the ball and powder tightly into the barrel. Unless the rifle was dropped – this process worked well. When it was time to shoot, a small amount of powder was placed in the cup shaped area (called the pan) and then it was aim and shoot. To see this rifle shooting, check out my page 40 - August 28, 2009. Dana
Texas3D
Nice picture
Osper
Good detail shot!!! And remember to keep your powder dry!!
pixeluna
You are so full of information-- "Danapommetpedia." :-D Thanks for sharing, Dana!
mgtcs
WOW...Very cool capture Dana, amazing information, loved it a lot!
Katraz
Sounds like a lot of noise and smoke, nice close up Dana.
KnightWolverine
Most Impressive capture and tidbit of info Dana!...
jendellas
Great info, the gun was very ornate!!!!
Richardphotos
fine piece of engineering for the time
mariogiannecchini
Very impressive capture , Dana !Great close up and interesting info !
npauling
An excellent capture of this gun.
flavia49
very beautiful! Happy Easter!
Rhanagaz
Fine capture of the mechanism of this old gun! Funny to think this once high tech some twohundred years ago used a stoneage tool, much older of design to get it to work! :o)
neiwil
And still in use! we built 'em to last back in the day.The large caliber and relatively slow speed of the ball caused quite horrific wounds.Sidelock weapons do have a beauty about them that belies their fundamental purpose.Thanks for a very interesting glimps at this piece of historic ordinance.....
MagikUnicorn
Gorgeous capture of this :) SHUTTLE NEWS FOR YOU :) Managers to Meet Today about Endeavour's Progress Fri, 06 May 2011 07:52:19 AM EDT Technicians at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A in Florida continue testing various systems inside space shuttle Endeavour associated with a newly installed power distribution box, called a Load Control Assembly 2 (LCA-2). So far, all systems have checked out. Teams will retest the LCA-2 over the weekend. Endeavour’s no earlier than launch date remains May 10, but senior NASA managers will meet today to evaluate the progress of repairs and select a new launch date for the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. Engineers have been doing forensic engineering testing on the failed LCA-2, which was removed from Endeavour on Tuesday. The LCA-2 feeds power to a variety of systems, including heaters on the fuel line for Endeavour’s auxiliary power unit-1 (APU-1). APUs control the shuttle’s hydraulic system. Teams are trying to determine what caused a circuit inside the power box to short out. The APU-1 fuel line heaters did not work on April 29, prompting the launch team to scrub Endeavour’s first launch attempt.