Posted on 12/13/2019 8:18:15 AM PST by w1n1
I knew Quaker guns were deloyed at the siege of Vicksburg, but I didn’t know they actually used them.
Necessity is the mother of invention!
I would NOT, want to be around those GD things when they touched them off.
12 pounders? Screw that!
Thanks GD it! Now I will spend a portion of my time-which I should be using for my old farts nap, doing some research on these things.
Good info here; https://www.historynet.com/logs-mortars-natural-killers.htm
I don't know that it was ever fired.
The mere mention of the name American Shooting Urinal makes me cry.
Cool, thanks!
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