![]() ![]() This proved a success, the same techniques were used with complete satisfaction to produce the actual barrel.This is the process I use and have had really good luck with. A short trial piece was first made to research the chosen techniques for producing the muzzle and ring/stave system. The cross-section, while solving the problems of construction, served to confirm that the original was by no means well made. An incomplete breech from a similar but slightly smaller gun was cross-sectioned as it proved impossible to deduce the breech construction from its external and internal appearance. Because no cross-section was available, certain assumptions were made about the details of construction. The original barrel was examined and drawings previously prepared by the Mary Rose Trust used as a guide to sizes of components etc. Owing to a tight deadline set by the film company the time available for research and manufacture was short. ![]() Techniques were, in general, traditional, and all welds being made in the fire, but owing to the tight schedule and considerations of cost, mechanical assistance was used where possible. The materials used were all recovered puddled wrought iron, rolled or forged to section.
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