Mountain howitzer anvil on new stand

[Edward Herring]

I am the First Sargent of mounted Mountain Howitzer battery.  I built most of our equipment and have done a lot of research on the little guns.  I have always wanted to replicate the full mountain howitzer forge setup.  I would LOVE to see some photos of your project and correspond with you!  en_herring@hotmail.com

[Branson]

I am the First Sargent of mounted Mountain Howitzer battery.  I built most of our equipment and have done a lot of research on the little guns.  I have always wanted to replicate the full mountain howitzer forge setup.  I would LOVE to see some photos of your project and correspond with you!  en_herring@hotmail.com

Email is on the way.  I have the lists  of tools and stores, and have determined some of the unfamiliar vocabulary as well as some of the mystery stores -- like why did the MH tool kits include sash cord?  Looking forward to our correspondence!

[Billman49]

Sash cord as a lanyard for remote firing?? I have no idea what a mountain howitzer is, but I have seen some British cannon with the trigger operated by a pull cord to avoid having to actually be close to the barrel when firing....

[Branson]

Lanyards were, and are, made from a heavy twine.  The sash cord, which would have been linen, and about 3/8 inch in diameter was used for binding material for field battlements, especially for making fascines.   Light artillery artificers carried 6 two pound coils of the cord, and the carriage maker's chests that accompanied the mountain howitzer carried two such coils.

You won't find this information in the Ordnance manuals, but in the field fortification manuals.  Only took me 11 years to figure out.