for sale mountin howitzer shooter!

XXX birchwoodmanor · Dec 19, 2007

i am selling my mountin howitzer it has originsal three foot steel 1/4 "banded wheels and three foot long barrel the barrel is sleeved with a stailess steel sleeve made to shoot beer cans filled with concreet told they go for over two miles !!

recently repainted and restored all in excelent condition had it outside for past 5 years in vermont the stock is new I had it made to original specs and U.S. gov. plan s and blueprints set of plans inclided with the gun no rust or rot stock made from two 10"square red oak beems all hand cut buy traditinal tools, chisels, and hand saws, took me about 1 year to complete the stock

painted corect U.S. colors as per gov. specs. Amoskeeg auctions wants to sell this for me in the spring but i will offer it here first i was told that the steel banded wheels are worth over $3.000 by themselves and the 500 plus lbs. barrel about ther same comes with ram rod and mop no screw pull dont need one for beer cans,I have never fired this gun and the touch hole is currently spiked I will remove the spike plug this week. should br picked up at my home in Vermont would be real hard to ship this as total weight is over 1000 lbs. or more auctuion house told me it will bring at least $5,000 so that what I will take a new one like this currently sells for about twice that amount call me if interested 845 628 9004 I am having problems posting pics so e mail me and i will send them if intested thanks for looking
Harold Gelchinsky
Birchwood Manor Ordanence FFL CIII DEALER

Rory · Dec 19, 2007

harold, great to see that your caps lock issue has come to a close.

i am in no way able to purchase this but would love to see pics of it.
you should post some.

rory

blkbd · Dec 19, 2007

Hey XXX

If you want to email me some pics I will post them here for you. send them to sturmgewehr1 @ gmail . com *Remove the spaces*

ontos106 · Dec 19, 2007

lets see this thing

Sniper258 · Dec 19, 2007

this is a hell of a deal, I built my hown howitzer and it cost me nearly this much.

ZoLtAr1 · Dec 19, 2007

Thats neat. Now if your buddy in the next county calls and wants a beer, you can simply shoot one over to him

Might be a 'lil foamy tho..

Rory · Dec 19, 2007

but what would you catch it with?

KABAR2 · Dec 19, 2007

Rory,

I had a guy catching pool balls fired from my Coehorn mortar once, He used a catchers mit! I won't go into detail as I don't want to drag this mans selling thread too off topic.

Sounds like a nice set up, I wish I had the funds I'd be interested if I did!

Rory · Dec 19, 2007

birchwood you sure have been selling off some seriously heavy hardware recently. what else ya got laying in waiting?

r

XXX birchwoodmanor · Dec 20, 2007

JUST PLANNING FOR MY RETIERMENT TO FLA. SO I AM UNLOADING SOME ITEMS THAT WOULD BE HARD TO TAKE WITH i HAVE A vICKERS TRANSIT CHEST AND SOME OTHER **** TO SELL I WILL POST WHAT I HAVE VERY SOON CEST IS $150.00 I JUST SOLD MY SOUTH BEND 9" LATHE AND BAUGHT A NEW MINI LATHE TO REPLACE IT THE SOUTH BEND WAS OVER 2,000 LBS TOO HEAVY TO DRAG DOWN SOUTH AND I HAD NI NEED FOR SUCH A BIG LATHE SAME WITH THE HOWITZER I ANM GOING UP TO MY PLACE IN vERMONT THIS WEEKEND TO SEE WHAT ELSE I WILL PART WITH NOT SELLING ANY OF MY GUNS JUST LOADS OF EXTRAS I HAVE NO LONGER ANY NEED FOR KEEP WATCHING i WILL OFFER ALL MY TOYS HERE FIRST SINCE I LIKE THIS SITE AND MOST HERE SEEM LIKE A NICE BUNCH OD HUY MY KINDE OF PEOPLE ANY ONE WHO LOVES A1919 CANT BE ALL BAD MY BEST XMAS AND A HEALTHY HOLIDAY WISHES TO ALL I HOPE NEXT YEAR WILL BE A BETER YEAR FOR ALL
HAROLD GELCHINSKY
BIRCHWOOD MANOR ORDNANCE FFL CIII DEALER

booger hooker · Dec 21, 2007

Can anyone post a pic of what this would look like? My e-mail is acting up and wouldn't be able to get any pics from Harold even if I tried.

phalanx · Dec 30, 2007

I really would like to see photos of this gun.

blkbd · Dec 30, 2007

I just check my Gmail account and nothin from Birchwood, Birchwood if you want I can still post them for you.

phalanx · Dec 31, 2007

Ive got a feeling it is a Hern tube.Sometimes people post this stuff then find out serious buyers know what they are looking at. A guy on GA was selling an Ord.Rifle for 16k .One it isn't a rifle ,it was a smooth bore ,two it was a Hern Barrel still in the rough from coming out of the mold. $900.00 tube ,using water pipe for a liner. South Bend or LTD would be a $3,500.00 tube. And the flash hole is drilled from the factory. All machined from hard stock ,not cast.Cheaper tubes are not drilled ,they have a dimple so you know where to drill ,But it is like if you drill it ,you are on your own.

XXX birchwoodmanor · Dec 31, 2007

sorry it is not a hern tube this is a real old mountain howitzer barrell weighs well over 500 lbs. i tried to re email ther pics so some one can post them I am quite shure this was made in mid 1800 the wheels ans axcel box are original the iron mis as i got it but i rebuolt the stock as it had rotted away from being out doors for probably 50 years ore more in Vermont weather send me your email and i will be able to send you the pics

blkbd · Dec 31, 2007

sturmgewehr1 @ gmail . com

*Just remove the spaces* and I will post them here for you birchwood.

XXX birchwoodmanor · Jan 3, 2008

i have tried to send you the pics four times. keeps comming back as bad address
harold

blkbd · Jan 3, 2008

Here are the pics from Birchwood

blkbd · Jan 4, 2008

Hey Birchwood I cant afford the asking price, But if its insured I will gladly come over and steal it from you.

TiredIron · Jan 4, 2008

12lb Mountain Howitzer

First off I think its a really nice artillery piece. They are a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. I really appreciate seeing some pictures of your Howitzer.
But.....do you ever watch Antique Roadhouse on TV....and a Gent brings in a Colt pistol that be says he paid 3-4k for....or its someones Grandfathers weapon. The expert proceeds to explain 8-10 things that are incorrect about the weapon...and you feel bad for the owner....at least I do. But in the end they say its still a nice weapon....and probably shoots well.
I'm not an expert....but I know a bit about Vintage artillery...especially the
1828 French, 1836 U.S., and 1841 U.S. 12lb Mountain Howitzers. It is my opinion that your example (although it might have been built 40-60yrs ago) was
constructed from available parts and materials. It was to look like the 1841 version with a Prairie Carriage and I think it looks pretty neat. If anyone attempts to build one themselves....they will quickly find out how expensive and difficult a project it is.
That said....please...don't shoot the messenger. If you wish me to defend my claim and opinion I would be glad to. Strickly in the interest of historical accuracy...and not in any way to run down your fine piece. If it were original it would be worth 25-40K. If it were historically correct it might be worth
12-16K. If you build this from scratch today it would still cost you 4-6K in parts alone. 20yrs ago.... I would have been tickled to death to come accross someone selling a finished piece.
I would only fire blank shots with this, and I would subscribe to the "The
Artilleryman" magazine for safety procedures and reference.
adios
TiredIron

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