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Question on Days-of-Sail cannons - what is the

June 19 2009 at 8:14 PM		George Oh  (no login)
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name of the large iron 'knot' at the breech-end of the old muzzele-loaded cannons? In ships, it had a horizontal hole (converting it into a ring) through-which ran the rope that was used to 'run out the gun'.
TIA. George, out...............

 
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Cascabel ?? n/t

June 19 2009, 8:18 PM 

n/t

 
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Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton
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Yep... cascabel...n/t

June 22 2009, 9:20 AM 


 
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Cascable

June 23 2009, 9:47 PM 

That's the knob at the back end of the gun casting.

 
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George Oh
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Thanks, Guys. I KNEW that it started with a C.

June 26 2009, 7:38 AM 

My Father wanted the info for his book.
George, out.............

 
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