Sunday, September 10, 2023

Black Powder Tennis Ball Cannon

Black Powder Tennis Ball Cannon. 6° is on external taper and it came out to 8° on the powder chamber it is still in design phase and any input would be great. A decent charge behind a golf ball just might punch a hole in walls at close range.

Homemade Black Powder Golf Ball Cannon
Homemade Black Powder Golf Ball Cannon from www.liveauctionworld.com

Every part on this piece is completely hand made and not only makes for a great looking conversation piece for your office desk, but is also a. This cannon makes a loud boom but is not intended to fire projectiles. This is a scaled model of the famed parrot cannon that saw extensive action during the civil war.

This Is An Outstanding, Famous Black Powder Signal / Target Barrel.


The solid shot (cannon ball) for a 12 pdr or a napoleon is 12 pounds. Black powder golf ball 5 inch picnic cannon. It is strapped to a wooden sabot and 1 pound of cannon grade black powder.

1 3/4 (Golf Ball) Fuse Hole:


Ordinance rifle and a 10 pd. A decent charge behind a golf ball just might punch a hole in walls at close range. Don't forget, many of the originals were made of cast bronze and brass.

I Have Owned Several, Made Several, And Used Them At Public Gatherings And At Historic Sites.


The golfball cannon is a smaller frame than the beer can version, it is not in the pictures below. Irishman we have been building brass striking tools since the mid 70's. This is a very nice black powder brass/iron signal cannon.

6° Is On External Taper And It Came Out To 8° On The Powder Chamber It Is Still In Design Phase And Any Input Would Be Great.


The nitrogen bottle bowling ball cannons will launch a 16lb ball over 1000yds. I read that a lot of can mortars have 1.25 x 1.0 powder chamber but coehorns seem to keep the gomer style pretty consistent. The can versions shoot a beer/soda can filled with cement or they will also shoot tennis balls.

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The piece has a width of approximately 4 1/2. The cannon has a 5 1/4 inch long brass barrel with a 5/16 inch inside diameter muzzle. This is a scaled model of the famed parrot cannon that saw extensive action during the civil war.

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