Rarden Cannon Installed (Main Gun)

The Dummy gun was fitted this evening. 

The main components were manufactured entirely by Andrew Jeffery (He has a Saracen, Saladin & CVRT Samson) ...  incredible skills !!

None of the original gun was available and indeed there is nothing currently inside the turret.  Externally the barrel is a piece of steel water pipe.

I just have to make a dummy "flash hider" for the end of the barrel.

The name, RARDEN,  is a contraction of the Royal Armament, Research and Development Establishment and Enfield.

The Barrel Trough had to be made by Andrew... he cast this one using an original one as a pattern.... brilliant !!

This is a large steel Bung, which slides into the mantlet, with a barrel clamp in the centre... again made by Andrew Jeffery !

Ditto

The Barrel clamped in position

Another important step completed !