Custom Cannons and Mortars
Expert craftsmanship and quality machining solutions for your projects.
Expert craftsmanship and quality machining solutions for your projects.
At Old Number 7 Iron, we specialize in building custom muzzleloading cannons and mortars with the highest quality materials and proprietary techniques.
From civil war era cannons and mortars to WWII militaria we can build just about anything.
Cutting the gear for the Gatling cannon in the mill
One of the barrel carriers in the lathe.
The finished main gear for the Gatling cannon. I added some decorative cuts with a ball end mill
The breach plug with a nipple in the back for percussion caps. I later changed these nipples to use 209 primers.
Finished barrel carriers
threads cut in the breach of the barrel.
30 degree bevel on the outside edge for a groove weld
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