OQF 6 pdr 7 cwt

Dusonn · #1 23-12-13, 22:32

Instantly an inspection begun. We were really lucky as the gun was in very complete state. There were some scars, the barrel, breach block and recoil housing were punctured, the spare parts box rotten through, but everything else in good shape and easily restorable.

Dusonn · #2 23-12-13, 22:40

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Dusonn · #3 23-12-13, 22:54

Did not really take long and we started the restoration. We acquired some manuals and started to dismantle parts. Everything came off quite well unlike the barrel which was a really tough job. We were suprised that the recoil system was like new, luckily under a thick layer of grease.

Dusonn · #4 23-12-13, 23:43

Small parts were soaked in lye, bigger parts carefully shot-blasted.

Dusonn · #5 23-12-13, 23:56

Unfortunatelly we found that the carriage legs were cut probably after disposal by the army and then somebody welded them back together again, not very precisely though. Each leg had different angle and did not fit into the rear lock properly.
So we decided to cut both legs again and weld back accurately. Quite a lot of rust came out and some places underneath had to be fixed up. It all came back together very well and we could start putting the gun back together.

Dusonn · #6 24-12-13, 00:14

We wanted to have the 6pdr ready for an event in May so the works speeded up. We hang the carriage up for a better assembly. Put together the brakes and hubs. Here we done a mistake and swapped the plates so the brakes were the other way round. It was quite a job to put it together so we changed it back later. This happens when different people dismantle and assamble

Dusonn · #7 24-12-13, 10:23

After the assembly of the recoil system, elevation gear, shield etc we put the barrel back on without any big difficulties. We yet have to make the leather seals for the recoil rails.