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>Cy, > >This is certainly too big for a swivel gun unless our >forebears were herculean. This is a mystery of sorts. >Mounted even on small carriages, such guns and their >crews (2-3men?) would have taken up a lot of deck >space. > >John Tredrea > > >>John >> >>Not sure how big a naval 3-pounder was, but I used to >>occasionally crew an ECW reproduction minion (3 1/2 >>pounder) field piece. (called Thor) >> >>That gun and carriage weighed in excess of a ton and a >>1/2, had a barrel length of 6 and a half feet >> >>see the link below for a couple of pictures. >><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>href="http://www.johnbrights.org.uk/html/artilleryman. >h >>tml">http://www.johnbrights.org.uk/html/artilleryman.h >t >>ml</a> >> >>It just seems a bit big for a swivel, certainly at >>various times 4-pounders were used as main armament on >>smaller vessels, before being replaced by light >>carronades (usually 12-pounders) later in the period, >>and 3-pounder carriage guns were not that unusual >>early in the 18C >> >>Cy >> >>>>Gents >>>> >>>>looking through Ted's list or the Swedish rowing >>>>fleet, I became aware that I had no idea what the >>>>numerous 2 and 3 pound guns listed were. >>>> >>>>I assume they are some form of heavy >>>>swivel/anti-personel weapon rather than a light >>>>carriage gun, but would welcome enlightenment from >>>>anyone who has more details. >>>> >>>>Thanks in advance >>>> >>>>Cy >>> >>> >>>I have without thinking assumed they were swivels. >Any >>>gun below the 5 pounder, or saker, level was >>>considered only as antipersonnel and incapable of >>>damaging the ship itself. I have seen wildly >>>different gun ratings for the same ship that relate >to >>>the fact that some people exclude 3 and 4 pounders >>>from consideration. Just how big is a 3 pounder >>anyway? >>> >>>John Tredrea

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