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Author Topic: Copplestone Gardner gun - construction help!  (Read 3007 times)

Offline JollyBob

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Copplestone Gardner gun - construction help!
« on: March 12, 2009, 08:29:31 PM »
Has anyone ever put one of these fellas together? I just won one off eBay, but I think there may be a bit missing.  :(

Does the gun sit on a pintle or mounting on the carriage, as there seems to be a space for one, and a hole under the barrel assembly, but there's nothing to put in there. The picture on the website's no good as a guide as the wheel and gunner's arm obscures the part I need to see.

If there is a bit missing, would a piece of brass rod do instead or is it really noticeable?

Any help, anybody? Thanks muchly if you can.  :)   

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Re: Copplestone Gardner gun - construction help!
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2009, 06:52:12 AM »
If nobody can help before this evening then I'll try and take a photo of the bits etc. Have to wait until then though.
So many projects..... so little time.......

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Re: Copplestone Gardner gun - construction help!
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2009, 08:13:32 AM »
Ta.  :)

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Re: Copplestone Gardner gun - construction help!
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2009, 08:27:27 AM »
Here you go, here's mine.
my gunner is in the wrong place though, but you can see the mount for the gun:

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Offline JollyBob

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Re: Copplestone Gardner gun - construction help!
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2009, 08:30:37 AM »
Ah, I see, thanks very much mate.

So there is a pintle mount missing. No probelms, I should be able to knock one of them up out of brass rod and green stuff.

Cheers!  :D

EDIT: Actually, thinking about it, since there are two armament options, which is which? I had asssumed that the Gardner gun was the larger of the two but I really can't see much to tell them apart except that one appears o have extra barrels.  ???
« Last Edit: March 13, 2009, 08:34:08 AM by JollyBob »

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Re: Copplestone Gardner gun - construction help!
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2009, 08:37:48 AM »
Mine has the Gardner gun, because my Nordenfeld was missing its handle. The Nordenfeld is the smaller of the two with the covered magazine.

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Re: Copplestone Gardner gun - construction help!
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2009, 08:39:58 AM »
A missing handle? Did you get yours off eBay too?  lol

Thanks for that, I was going to use the bigger one anyway because its.. uhm... bigger... (I blame too much 40k as a youngster)

 

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