twinkle
September 6th, 2001, 11:51 AM
I have looked at the archive but I could not find information about it so I post this topic . I saw that there was a lot of interest in making a mortar but here you need a big good seamless tube where the shell fits perfectly in so why not making a spigot mortar instead . A spigot mortar is more or less the opposite you need a smaller steel tube (spigot) where a bigger steel tube fits over this is a part of your shell
it has just like a mortar shell small wings
but the load of your shell can variate from beercan size to trash can size whatever you want (within limits of course of the size of the "launching" tube ) but you can make it the size for lauching an arrow to what you like . I don't know how to post some pictures so I have searched for some links
to show what I mean The spigot has some benefits , you don't need to make precize shells , an tube which fits good over another one is easier to find , you can shoot in a "straight" line at short range and are Ithink safer to launch as a shell in a tube
here are the links
http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/slater/weapons/mk10.html
the above shows the hedgehog an antisubmarine weapon
http://member.nifty.ne.jp/takixxx/artillery.htm
above look at type 98 a spigot mortar a big one
http://www.wwiitech.net/britain/weapons/index.html
above look at the PIAT a short range anti tank weapon it is also a spigot weapon
this was invite by Colonel Blacker there is also a thing called Blacker bombard a bigger one as the PIAT
the spigot mortar is gun of ww1
it has just like a mortar shell small wings
but the load of your shell can variate from beercan size to trash can size whatever you want (within limits of course of the size of the "launching" tube ) but you can make it the size for lauching an arrow to what you like . I don't know how to post some pictures so I have searched for some links
to show what I mean The spigot has some benefits , you don't need to make precize shells , an tube which fits good over another one is easier to find , you can shoot in a "straight" line at short range and are Ithink safer to launch as a shell in a tube
here are the links
http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/slater/weapons/mk10.html
the above shows the hedgehog an antisubmarine weapon
http://member.nifty.ne.jp/takixxx/artillery.htm
above look at type 98 a spigot mortar a big one
http://www.wwiitech.net/britain/weapons/index.html
above look at the PIAT a short range anti tank weapon it is also a spigot weapon
this was invite by Colonel Blacker there is also a thing called Blacker bombard a bigger one as the PIAT
the spigot mortar is gun of ww1