A limber -- six horses would be to the left and one would be saddled and ridden to guide the limber and cannon to the proper location.   The loaded chest may weigh 550 pounds.  The hook on the axle (under chest) --

--- was linked to the cannon ---

--- by the ring at the end of the cannon carriage.

Early touch holes...here, showing flash stains from cannon discharge.

Here is a hammer ignitor.  Pull on lanyard to the left pulls hammer over ---

--- to contact squib igniter.  Also, shown with ignition flash on barrel.

Smaller artillary rifle with hammer.

Same small cannon.

Smaller cannon with primitive touch-hole ignition.

Gatling gun. Earlier side-crank model. Firing 400 rounds per minute from the six barrels..

Beautiful work with chute to catch "cylinders" after firing, adjustment wheel for elevation control, hand grip just below and aft of elevation control is for azmuth movement.   Magazine is in over-breech.  Aft sight was used for initial fire and then hits were judged for further aiming.

Vertical smoke over cannon is flash from touch hole!

Sandra Osborne, certified cannon crew member.

Pvt. Michael Baker volunteered to fire cannon.

Baker receives instruction from commander, Wes Neeley..

And here receiving instruction at the cannon.

Baker stands by showing gun is ready to fire while Sandra Osborne (at left) is at ready.

Baker pulls lanyard, firing cannon.

The cannon is the artillery unit of Terry's Texas Rangers, Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #1937- Johnson County, Texas.

Please visit their website

To see videos of cannon firings --

Firing #1

Firing #2

And where there are cowboys there are loose women -- and pickup trucks.

"No thankie, ma'am.  'Ya cane't give mu'horse yore Slurpee."

All the kids enjoyed the cowboys & cavalry.

Michael Baker and Becky Greene being cute...as only they can.

After-firing milling around.  It was decided to go to Michael's hotel as he had more room.

This is not a genealogy -- it is just a list.