THOUGH THIS MIGHT BE AN INTERESTING PAGE TO ADD, I REALLY WANTED A NEW GUN, AND YOU KNOW HOW BOYS AND THEIR TOYS ARE " WHO EVER HAS THE MOST AND BIGGEST WHEN THEY DIE, WIN". WELL I DECIDED I WOULD TEST MY SKILLS, A CANNON IT WAS, ITS TAKEN ME THE BETTER PART OF A YEARS WORTH OF SPARE TIME. MOST OF THE PARTS ARE COMPLETE JUST PUT THE PUZZLE TOGETHER NOW. I THOUGHT THE BARREL WAS DIFFCULT HOWEVER THE CARRIAGE HAS PROVEN THE BARREL TO BE THE EASY PART. ABOVE ARE THE BARREL, CHEEKS (THEY HOLD THE BARREL TO THE CARRIAGE) AND THE CARRIAGE. THE END RESULT WILL BE A 1850'S MOUNTAIN HOWITZER REPRODUCTION. THIS SHOULD REALLY GO BANG! MANY THANKS TO RAY TOUCHTONE FOR THE EXTERIOR BARREL LATHE MACHINE WORK.