[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by susie123

Very interesting, Retlaw. I wondered what the eye was for. Any idea of the source of these guns?

BTW do you mean Master and Commander for the film? Never seen it but keep meaning to.

Probably released from storage and distributed round the country for displays, when they started producing breech loading cannons, those old cannons could be very dangerous, because of the metal they were made from.
You would be surprised how many WW1 small arms were in storage when WW2 broke out, more than enough to equip all the Home Guards in the country
Yep that probably the same one, its a real cracker of a film, especially for one like me who likes the realism to be accurate in any films relating to battles on land or sea. Another good film, very realistic and true to life, is "The Trench" a WW1 film starring Daniel Graig, as the Sergeant in the front line trenches.
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