The original Civil War cannon once sat on a rotten and old carriage, but when the time came, Mason knew he wanted to use his eagle scout project to build a new, metal carriage to stand the test of ...

The Macoupin County Civil War Roundtable raised $20,000 to build a new, authentic-looking wheeled carriage and restore the original 1839 cannon barrel so it looks just as did while firing its six ...

Charging the cannon is done via a Schrader valve, as you might find on a bike’s inner tube, and firing is achieved via a ball valve. Of course, if you build such an air cannon yourself, just be ...

A Spanish cannon used in the Battle of New Orleans and weighing nearly 3 tons will be hauled by pulleys and human muscle onto a new gun carriage like one that once might have held it on a naval ship.