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Posted by TomZ2
on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 10:54 PM
Well, try this:
I was able to find the following at http://www.practicalmachinist.com
Fractal
Just received some books in the mail a moment ago and wouldn't you know
it, the gun on the cover is one of the disappearing guns. On the inside
are some drawings of same and descriptions of how it works. The book
is called "American Machinist Memories" with a subtitle of "Ordnance
1900-01" and is available from www.lindsaybooks.com.
I haven't read it yet, obviously, but I'm super excited to realize
that the engineer that wrote most of the articles is the same engineer
that did the major design work on the Improved Gardner Gun! I can see I
am going to have to do a lot of research on this guy. Well, have a
great day!
Joe
You might look into the Battery Pratt Restoration Project. http://www.cdsg.org/bpratt1.htm
From your [lack of] location, I have no idea what old forts are near you. You should check to see what’s at hand.
There are some manuals available as photocopies from http://www.military-info.com:
- Ordnance Dept.Doc.No.1686 Instructions for Mounting, Using, and Caring
for Disappearing Carriage L.F., Model of 1898 for 6-inch Gun Model of 1897 M1
(17 May 1904, revised to 28 November 1911); 46 pages, 8 plates of
illustrations Price 5.00 {Item No.2999}
- Ordnance Dept.Doc.No.1687 Instructions for Mounting, Using, and Caring
for Disappearing Carriage L.F., Model of 1903 for 6-inch Guns Models of 1900,
1903, and 1905 (10 March 1906, revised to 2 April 1910); 47 pages, 10
plates of illustrations Price 6.00 {Item No.3000}
- Ordnance Dept.Doc.No.1688 Instructions for Mounting, Using, and Caring
for 6-inch Barrbette Carriage Model of 1900 (10 October 1904, revised to 9
October 1912); 25 pages, 3 plates of illustrations Price 3.00 {Item
No.3001}
- Ordnance Dept.Doc.No.1689 Instructions for Mounting, Using, and Caring
for 8-inch Disappearing Carriages L.F., Model of 1894 for 8-inch Guns, Models
of 1888, 1888 MI, and 1888 MII (6 June 1903, revised to 17 October 1916);
40 pages, 6 plates of illustrations Price 5.00 {Item No.3002}
- Ordnance Dept.Doc.No.1690 Instructions for Mounting, Using, and Caring
for 8-inch Disappearing Carriages L.F., Model of 1896 for 8-inch Gun Models of
1888 MI and MII (12 July 1905, revised to 19 March 1912); 41 pages, 5
plates of illustrations Price 5.00 {Item No.3003}
- Ordnance Dept.Doc.No.1691 Instructions for Mounting, Using, and Caring
for Disappearing Carriages L.F. Model of 1894 MI for 10-inch Guns Models of
1888, 1888 MI, and 1888 MII (20 May 1904, revised 18 October 1913); 66
pages, 10 plates of illustrations Price 8.00 {Item No.3004}
- Ordnance Dept.Doc.No.1693 Instructions for Mounting, Using, and Caring
for Disappearing Carriage A.R.F., Model of 1896 for 10-inch Rifles Models of
1888 and 1895 (28 April 1904, revised 21 December 1907); 40 pages, 8 plates
of illustrations Price 5.00 {Item No.3005}
- Ordnance Doc.No.1694 Instructions for Mounting, Using, and Caring for
Disappearing Carriage L.F.Model of 1901 for 10-inch Guns Models of 1895 and
1900 (14 October 1907); 83 pages, 12 plates of illus. Price 9.00 {Item
No.2923}
- Ordnance Dept.Doc.No.1695 Instructions for Mounting, Using, and Caring
for Disappearing Carriage L.F. Model of 1896 for 12-inch Guns Models of 1888
and 1895 (19 April 1904, revised 11 April 1913); 64 pages, 19 plates of
illustrations Price 10.00 {Item No.3006}
- Ordnance Dept.Doc.No.1696 Instructions for Mounting, Using, and Caring
for Disappearing Carriage L.F. Model of 1897 for 12-inch Gun Model of 1895 (31
May 1904, revised 26 November 1909); 66 pages, 13 plates of illustrations
Price 8.00 {Item No.3007}
- Ordnance Dept.Doc.No.1697 Instructions for Mounting, Using, and Caring
for Disappearing Carriage L.F.Model of 1901 for 12-inch Guns Models of 1895 and
1900 (31 May 1904, revised to 14 July 1911); 87 pages, 10 plates of
illustrations Price 10.00 {Item No.3008}
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