![]() Owing to a tight deadline set by the film company the time available for research and manufacture was short. Techniques were, in general, traditional, and all welds being made in the fire, but owing to the tight schedule and considerations of cost, mechanical assistance was used where possible. ![]() The materials used were all recovered puddled wrought iron, rolled or forged to section. To produce film footage for a documentary film, being made by Yorkshire Television for the American history channel.Ī full photographic record was kept of all stages of construction, and is accompanied by a comprehensive written report.To produce a gun which would be capable of being fired for the purpose of research into the performance of early wrought iron guns.To research in a practical sense the methods used in the construction of the original. ![]() The intentions behind the reconstruction were threefold: The original was believed to date back to the early 16th century. We were asked to reproduce a nearly exact replica of a seven inch bore wrought iron stave gun recovered from the wreck of the Mary Rose.
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