The list below is just a sampling to wet your appetite. We have upwards of 15 cannons and dozens of small arms we can bring for our shows. With the largest cannon show in the Pacific Northwest we love to rattle some windows and educate about black powder during the golden age of piracy.
Marcie & Lucie
Our 4 pound deck guns on permanent loan to the ship by Powder Pete. These served faithfully for many years upon the deck of the tall ship Royaliste.
Krakatoa
Bomb ships were heavily reinforced to support siege mortars. They would lay in harbor and pound away at fort or castle walls. Often, the ship and cannon would be named after a volcano or a feature of hell taken from classic literature. This is our 60 pound siege mortar Krakatoa, named after the loudest known sound in recorded history. With an 8 inch bore she would have been employed to fire hollow explosive bombs, incendiary carcasses, or even boulders.
Mobile Offensive Munitions (M.O.M.)
Come watch M.O.M. get blasted! Mom is a full scale 12 pound revolutionary war howitzer with a modified garrison carriage. Designed for short range bombardment these were used to lob explosive munitions over an enemy’s infantry and into their artillery at the rear of their lines. Built and owned by Captain Dead Dan.
Salai (Little Devil)
In Leonardo Da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus from 1482 there are draft depictions of all manner of cannon. One page has a number of multi barrel volley guns or organ guns. It’s unknown if any were ever built or commissioned.
Salai is a full scale representation with half the number of barrels to keep it somewhat portable. Accuracy wasn’t a concern at the time of it’s invention. The aim of these devices was to terrify the enemy and spread as much destruction as possible down the field. Built by Dead Dan.
Tempest
A one pounder or considered a Minion. Tempest would have been employed as a chaser in the bow or as a defensive gun in the rear. Owned by Captain Dead Dan.
Talulah
These half pounder defensive weapons would be moved around the rails of the ship. A swivel or rail gun, so named for the ability to pivot in any direction. Talulah is owned by Officer Powder.
Lola
Don’t let her smaller footprint deceive you. While the carriage was scaled down for maneuverability, Lola still has it where it counts. She has a reputation for kicking and pulling her stakes out. Lola is a half scale replica of a 12 pounder. Owned and operated by Officer Powder seen above.
the Hackbut
The Hackbut is an example of an early hand cannon. 100 caliber and forged with no moving parts so they were quite simple to manufacture and deploy. The pike doubled as a stake to mount the weapon into the wall of a fortification or as a weapon in close combat as did the cudgel at the base. Built by Dead Dan.
Serpentine
Pirates were often scavengers carrying away anything not bolted down. A perfect example of this are these 175 caliber mini cannons. We have 3 on our crew. This member of the triplets is Serpentine along with her gunner Ynnos. Not pictured here but nearly identical are Wurst’s – Hog Eye and Blackstrap’s – Crom.
Pipsqueak
Currently our smallest swivel gun made by the captain. The post is made from the salvaged dead man post of our old jolly boat. Owned by Captain Dead Dan.
Dragon’s Breath
A heavyweight 4 pound deck gun, few have seen the muzzle end of this cannon and lived to tell the tale. Seen here belching fire at the hands of gunner Black Heart. Dragon’s Breath was built by our ship’s surgeon Blind Dog. It gives him plenty of body parts to show off for his camp display.
Master Blaster
The smallest functioning cannon we have at 30 caliber. We don’t get her out for shows much but she still counts. Crafted and owned by Captain Dead Dan.
Choad (the Grenadier)
Our Grenadier/Line launcher is just one of the small arms we bring to our shows. Owned by Captain Dead Dan.
Bog Witch
A 250 year old British signal cannon recovered from an estuary in the colonies. Owned by Dead Dan.
Small Arms (and a small leg)
A small sampling of the many small arms we can bring to the detriment of our enemies. From modern replicas to originals hundreds of years old.
A 100 caliber medieval style handgonne and iron shot. With no moving parts these were quite simple to build and operate. They would be touched off with a smoldering hank of match cord.
Dead Dan helping to load a peg leg with a punch.
